Bhubaneswar, Oct 29 (PTI) Odisha Chief Minister NaveenPatnaik today disapproved of the alleged derogatory remarksmade by Agriculture Minister Damodar Rout against a woman BJPleader of the state and Anganwadi workers.
"Such behaviour is always unacceptable and uncalledfor," Patnaik said while responding to questions aboutthe remarks made by Rout recently, which triggered sharpreaction from different quarters including some BJD leaders.
Stating that he personally does not take the names ofothers in his statements, the chief minister said he hadspoken to the senior minister on the issue.
"I did have a word with him (Rout)," he said.
Women activists of BJP have been agitating and stagingdemonstrations here and elsewhere demanding resignation ofRout for his alleged derogatory remarks.
Rout had recently made the alleged remarks at a publicmeeting held in Jajpur district.
Members of All Odisha Anganwadi Ladies WorkersAssociation also staged a demonstration in the city and set onfire Rout's picture. They threatened to intensify agitationif Rout was not dismissed.
Rout's cabinet colleagues, Cooperation Minister S NPatro, Higher Education Minister Ananta Das and Revenue andDisaster Management Minister Maheswar Rout had alsodisapproved Rout's statement on women.
"Politicians should remain within their limits," Patrohad said. PTI SKNRG.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.