Chandigarh, March 10 -- In a high-stakes political standoff, Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira has openly challenged the impartiality of the Punjab State Women's Commission.
Following a notice issued to him for allegedly derogatory remarks against women, Khaira has turned the tables on the statutory body, questioning whether its Chairperson, Raj Lali Gill, possesses the "courage" to take similar action against Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for his own controversial statements.
The controversy erupted after the Women's Commission took suo motu cognizance of a social media post by Khaira regarding women beneficiaries of the state's financial assistance scheme. Defending his position, the Bholath legislator clarified that he had merely quoted...