{"id":8631,"date":"2026-08-04T16:25:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=8631"},"modified":"2026-08-04T16:25:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:25:35","slug":"will-give-fitting-reply-at-appropriate-time-sunetra-pawar-on-congress-gungi-gudiya-jibe-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=8631","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Will give fitting reply at appropriate time\u2019: Sunetra Pawar on Congress\u2019 \u2018gungi gudiya\u2019 jibe | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132866934,imgsize-1708207,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/sunetra-pawar.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Will give fitting reply at appropriate time\u2019: Sunetra Pawar on Congress\u2019 \u2018gungi gudiya\u2019 jibe\" title=\"Sunetra Pawar (File photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Sunetra Pawar (File photo)\">Sunetra Pawar (File photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister and NCP president Sunetra Pawar on Tuesday said she would give a &#8220;fitting reply&#8221; at an &#8220;appropriate time&#8221; after the Congress&#8217; state unit called her a &#8220;gungi gudiya&#8221; (mute\/silent doll).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>\u201cWhen the time comes, I will give a fitting reply,\u201d Sunetra Pawar told reporters when asked about the Congress\u2019 criticism.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Her response came amid a political row triggered by a social media post by the Maharashtra Congress referring to her as a \u201cgungi gudiya\u201d, drawing sharp criticism from the NCP and its ruling alliance partners, the BJP and the Shiv Sena.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>NCP leaders, including the party\u2019s working president Praful Patel, condemned the remark as \u201cderogatory and disrespectful\u201d towards a woman leader.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>In a statement, Patel called the language used against Sunetra Pawar \u201cinsulting.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>\u201cMaharashtra, which follows the progressive ideals of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, B.R. Ambedkar and Yashwantrao Chavan, will never accept the insult of women. It is unfortunate and condemnable that the Congress has used such language against a woman leader despite the party being led by women leaders such as Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi,\u201d the former Union minister added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Patel demanded that the Congress immediately delete the post and issue a public apology.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The controversy escalated after a group of NCP workers entered the Congress\u2019 Gandhi Bhavan office in Mumbai and staged a protest over the post.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal condemned the NCP workers\u2019 action, alleging that the protesters intended to resort to violence and accusing the BJP and the police of backing them. <\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>He, however, maintained that the Congress would continue to follow Mahatma Gandhi\u2019s path of non-violence despite the provocation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Sunetra Pawar took over as Maharashtra deputy chief minister following the death of her husband, Ajit Pawar, in a plane crash in January. The following month, she became the NCP president, filling the vacancy created by his demise.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">(With PTI inputs)<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/will-give-fitting-reply-at-appropriate-time-sunetra-pawar-on-congress-gungi-gudiya-jibe\/articleshow\/132866911.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunetra Pawar (File photo) NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister and NCP president Sunetra Pawar on Tuesday said she would give a &#8220;fitting reply&#8221; at an &#8220;appropriate time&#8221; after the Congress&#8217; state unit called her a &#8220;gungi gudiya&#8221; (mute\/silent doll).\u201cWhen the time comes, I will give a fitting reply,\u201d Sunetra Pawar told reporters when asked [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8632,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sunetra-pawar.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sunetra-pawar.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sunetra-pawar.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sunetra-pawar.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sunetra-pawar.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sunetra-pawar.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sunetra-pawar.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sunetra-pawar.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sunetra-pawar.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sunetra-pawar.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sunetra-pawar.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sunetra-pawar.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sunetra-pawar.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sunetra-pawar.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Sunetra Pawar (File photo) NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister and NCP president Sunetra Pawar on Tuesday said she would give a &#8220;fitting reply&#8221; 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