IAS officer of 2009 batch Shailbala Martin has courted a controversy by tweeting her concern over the disproportionate attention that the alleged ‘flying kiss’ incident is getting. She pointed out at the lack of discussion that is happening on the Manipur issue.
Over the past few days, there has been a huge uproar on the alleged flying kiss incident in the parliament. Several prominent MPs jointly signed a letter addressed to the Lok Sabha Speaker demanding disciplinary action on Wayanad MP, Rahul Gandhi. The opposition had brought in a no-confidence motion in the parliament primarily focused on the on-going conflict in Manipur.
Ms. Martin on 9th August, 2023 tweeted a picture of the signed copy and wrote, “Just imagine how the women of Manipur must have felt?”
ज़रा सोचिए मणिपुर की महिलाओं को कैसा महसूस हुआ होगा? pic.twitter.com/lINeLtQyuT
— Shailbala Martin (@MartinShailbala) August 9, 2023
This tweet didn’t sit well with many netizens interpreted her tweet to be a sneer to the ministers and the women parliamentarians. Reply to her earlier tweet, she pointed out that she is not just a civil servant but also a sensitive human being, a woman, a citizen and an Indian and that her words were not sarcasm, but the pain and agony of a woman.
#मेरे_शब्द_तंज_कटाक्ष_नहीं_स्त्री_की_पीड़ा_और_वेदना_हैं
— Shailbala Martin (@MartinShailbala) August 10, 2023
एक दल विशेष के सांसद द्वारा संसद में किए गए कथित आचरण के विरुद्ध महिला सांसदों ने माननीय लोकसभा अध्यक्ष को शिकायत की है। इसकी प्रति के साथ मैंने दिनांक 9 अगस्त, 2023 को एक ट्वीट किया था।
इस ट्वीट में मैंने लिखा था कि …… pic.twitter.com/ecDzLJ1Vte
