<p><strong>New Delhi: </strong>BJP MLA in Madhya Pradesh Ajay Vishnoi on Sunday reiterated his stance against party MP and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi over her alleged objectionable remarks to a veterinary doctor.</p> <p>Purported audio clips of her phone call veterinarian have been circulated widely on social media wherein Maneka Gandhi lashes out at a veterinary doctor accusing him of doing a shoddy surgical procedure on a dog. She allegedly even threatened to have him beaten up if he didn't do as she said.</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ | <span style="color: #e03e2d;"><a style="color: #e03e2d;" title="" href="https://ift.tt/2T26h3Z" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-toggle="tooltip" data-html="true" data-original-title="Story ID: 1465950">UK Minister Resigns As Health Secretary Amid Row Over Violating Covid Norms With Office Kiss</a></span></strong></p> <p>Responding to the viral clip, BJP MLA in Madhya Pradesh Ajay Vishnoi wrote on Saturday: "The words Maneka Gandhi used against veterinarian recently won't prove Veterinary College Jabalpur to be contemptible. But they do prove that Maneka Gandhi is an absolutely contemptible woman. I am ashamed that she is my party's MP (not leader).</p> <p>In his tweet, the Jabalpur college alumnus had used the hindi word "ghatiya" for Maneka Gandhi.</p> <p>[tw]https://twitter.com/AjayVishnoiBJP/status/1408619928039530496[/tw]</p> <p>Asked whether action would be taken against Vishnoi for his remarks against the former union minister, BJP's Madhya Pradesh in-charge Muralidhar Rao had said that necessary discussion will take place in the party on the issue.</p> <p>MLA Ajay Vishnoi has once again commented against Maneka Gandhi as: "She is an MP of our party but I don't consider her a leader. Her shameful behaviour during the phone call to a veterinarian doesn't suit any man or woman". "What I said about her is apt," he added as quoted by ANI.</p> <p>Previously, veterinarians across the country had observed a `black day' on Wednesday to protest against Gandhi over the issue. Veterinary doctors and students from the Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur held a protest against Gandhi.</p> <p>The Indian Veterinary Association also condemned the language allegedly used by Maneka Gandhi.</p> <p>"I got a call from Member of Parliament Maneka Gandhi on June 21 regarding the surgery of the dog. I was shocked when she asked me to pay a compensation of Rs 70,000 to the owner of the dog or else she would get my license cancelled," the doctor who was allegedly abused by Gandhi told PTI.</p> <p>"Besides, she insulted my profession, my father and my eligibility and used abusive language," he had claimed.</p>

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