New Delhi:

Senior Congress leader Randeep Surjewala has been sent a show-cause notice by the Election Commission for his comments on BJP’s Mathura MP Hema Malini, which the poll body has called “undignified, vulgar and uncivilized”. The Commission has also alleged that Congress leaders are regular offenders. The party has been asked to list steps taken to ensure that the Commission’s advisories on honour and dignity of women in public discourse are complied with.

Citing its strictures on Supriya Shrinete over the row on Kangana Ranaut, the Commission, its note, said: “It is unfortunate that despite the Commission bringing it to the notice of the party at your level, the campaigners of Indian National Congress are still indulging in utterances that are repugnant to the honour and dignity of women.”

The BJP has accused Mr Surjewala of making “vile, sexist” remarks against Hema Malini, and tagged the Congress as “misogynistic”.

Last week, the party’s IT section chief Amit Malviya shared an undated video on X, formerly Twitter,  in which Mr Surjewala is purportedly making objectionable remarks about the actor-politician, while attacking the BJP.