Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 17 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Food Minister Bisahulal Singh explained his surname and said that people of his community used to kill lions due to which they got the title of Singh.

Bhopal Nov 28 PTI Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday said he had warned a ministerial colleague who is in the eye of a storm for making a controversial statement about upper caste women Tribal leader and minister Bisahulal Singh had kicked up a storm while speaking about women and their chores in the backdrop of societal strata while addressing a gathering in Anuppur district on Wednesday Big people like Thakur Thakar and some other big people keep their women confined to homes and dont let them go out while women from the lower strata of society in our villages work in the fields and also do household chores he had said Pull out the women of big people - Thakur from their homes Will this not make them march ahead he had questioned In a statement issued on Sunday CM Chouhan said I had just called Bisahulal Singh ji He has publicly apologised for his statement Whatever the sentiment the message should not go wrong Every word should be spoken carefully I have warned that such statements should not be given under any circumstances Chouhan further said the expression of such feelings which send a wrong message to the people will not be forgiven whoever the person may be adding that respect of mother sister and daughter is paramount for the BJP its government and for me MP BJP president VD Sharma also apologised for the tribal leaders statement and called it unfortunate It is unfortunate This should not have happened If his Singhs statement hurts the sentiments of any section of the society as state party president I apologise on behalf of the party Sharma told reporters Singh who had apologised earlier as well once again issued a video during the day expressing regret The statement had earned the ire of the Shree Rajput Karni Sena which had burnt an effigy of the minister on Friday and had encircled his car and shown him black flags on Saturday Congress MLA Jaivardhan Singh himself a Thakur had also condemned the statement of Singh incidentally a one-time loyalist of the formers father and Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh Bisahulal had crossed over from the Congress to the BJP last year PTI ADU BNM BNM BNM

Bhopal Nov 27 PTI Madhya Pradesh minister Bisahulal Singh on Saturday expressed regret over his statement about upper caste women but it did not mollify the Shree Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena which staged a protest and demanded his resignation The minister a tribal leader claimed his statement had been misconstrued and he did not mean to offend anyone Hours later activists of the Karni Sena showed black flags to him by laying siege to his car outside the state BJP office here and demanded his resignation The protest continued for nearly half an hour following heated arguments between BJP and Karni Sena activists Congress MLA Jaivardhan Singh who belongs to the Thakur community lashed out at the BJP leader You are talking about pulling out women from homes the history stands witness that we have not forgiven those who had raised their eyes at us he said Notably Bisahulal Singh was once known as a loyalist of Congress veteran and Jaivardhans father Digvijaya Singh before he crossed over to the BJP last year At a function to felicitate some women in Anuppur district on Wednesday the tribal leader had said Big people like Thakur Thakar and some other big people keep their women confined to homes and dont let them go out while women from the lower strata of society in our villages work in the fields and also do household choresPull out the women of big people - Thakur from their homes Will this not make them march ahead he had said Taking offense the Karni Sena on Friday staged a protest and torched the ministers effigy On Saturday Bisahulal Singh issued a statement saying he had no intention to hurt the Rajputs or any other community and claimed that some of his sentences were misinterpreted as he speaks in a mix of Hindi and a local dialect to his constituents Such unpleasant situation might have arisen due to mixed language not pure Hindi Everyone knows that I represent the tribal class and I was talking to the women of this section about their uplift he said If the skilled and educated women from the upper class do not come forward to work who would the women from backward sections of society follow and draw inspiration from he asked There was no other intention and if my statement hurt the sentiments of Rajputs or any other section I express regret he added PTI ADU LAL NP KRK KRK

Bhopal Nov 27 PTI Madhya Pradesh minister Bisahulal Singh has expressed regret over his women from upper castes should be pulled out of their homes to work in the society remark that has triggered a controversy The minister said confusion over his statement could be due to the mixed use of a local dialect and Hindi in his speech Objecting to his remark that was made during a function in Anuppur district on Wednesday Shree Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena on Friday staged a protest and set ablaze the ministers effigy near his official residence here Clarifying his stand on the remark the minister issued a statement saying that there was no intention to hurt Rajputs or any other section of the society in his address at a function to honour women and claimed that some of his sentences were misinterpreted Those having the recording of my speech can agree with me if they listen to my speech carefully he said Singh said that he generally talks to the people of his constituency in a mixed language including Hindi and local dialect Similar language was used by him in this address as well he said Such an unpleasant situation may have arisen due to mixed language not pure Hindi Everyone knows that I represent the tribal class and I was talking to the women of this section about their upliftment he said The minister said that if the skilled and educated women of the upper class dont come forward to work then whom the women of backward society will follow and draw inspiration from There was no other intention and if my statement hurt the sentiments of Rajputs or any other section I express regret he added Addressing a function organised to felicitate women in Anuppur district the minister had said Big people like upper caste Thakur Thakar and some other big people keep their women confined to homes and dont let them go out while women of lower strata of society in our villages work in the field and also do household chores Pull out the women of big people - Thakur from their homes Will this not make them march ahead the tribal leader had said Krishna Bundela Bhopal district president of Shree Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena had on Friday said the ministers objectionable remark has hurt the Rajput community Our MP organising secretary Shailendra Singh Jhala has directed us to blacken Singhs face whenever we see him he said Nearly 300 Karni Sena activists reached Singhs residence but they were stopped by the police some distance away from the ministers place he said PTI ADU NP NP

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 26 (ANI): State Food and Civil Supplies Minister Bisahulal Singh on Friday apologised for his 'Thakur women' statement made while at an event stating that his remarks were misconstrued and that it was not his intention to hurt the sentiments of any particular community.

Bhopal Nov 26 PTI Shree Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena on Friday staged a protest and set ablaze an effigy of Madhya Pradesh Minister Bisahulal Singh near his official residence here for his controversial remarks against upper caste communities Singh had on Wednesday said that women from the upper caste communities should be pulled out of their homes and made to work to empower them and achieve equality with men The ministers objectionable remark has hurt the Rajput community Our MP organising secretary Shailendra Singh Jhala has directed us to blacken Singhs face whenever we see him the outfits Bhopal district president Krishna Bundela told PTI Nearly 300 Karni Sena activists reached Singhs residence but they were stopped by the police some distance away from the ministers place he said So we protested and set ablaze Singhs effigy at the scene he said warning of a state-wide agitation if the minister did not tender an apology for his remark Addressing a function organised to felicitate women in Anuppur district the minister had said Big people like upper caste Thakur Thakar and some other big people keep their women confined to homes and dont let them go out while women of lower strata of society in our villages work in the field and also do household chores Pull out the women of big people - Thakur from their homes Will this not make them march ahead the tribal leader had said PTI LAL ARU ARU

Anuppur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 25 (ANI): While talking about the rights of women, State Food and Civil Supplies Minister Bisahulal Singh on Wednesday said that upper caste and influential people restrict their womenfolk to the household, so if we want social equality, then these women should be pulled out of their homes.