Prostitutes are better than government officials: BJP MLA Surendra Singh

NEW DELHI: BJP MLA Surendra Singh has once again courted controversy by opining that prostitutes are better than government officials, reported news agency ANI.

A day after asking people to thrash bureaucrats if they demand bribes, Singh made the bizarre comparison between government officials and prostitutes at a public gathering.

"Prostitutes are better than government officials; at least they take money and do their work and also dance on the stage. But these officials, even after taking money, don't do their work. There is no guarantee that the work will be done," he said.



The lawmaker from Uttar Pradesh's Bairia observed a 'chetavani diwas' or 'warning day' on Tuesday and coined the following slogan against corrupt government officials: "Ghoos mangey to ghoosa do, nahin maaney to joota do."

"If he does not agree to do his work, teach him a lesson by punching him and if he still does not agree, thrash him with shoes," he said.

The BJP leader has a long and colourful history of making controversial statements. Last month, he compared UP minister and president of Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) Om Prakash Rajbhar to a prostitute and accused him of minting money by inducting his family members into politics.

Responding to Rajbhar's allegations of corruption against the ruling BJP, Singh had said, "Vaishya ko puri duniya vaishya dikhti hai (A prostitute sees all like herself)."

In the run-up to the Gorakhpur bypolls, he had said the 2019 Lok Sabha elections would be a battle between "Islam and Bhagwan".

He had also faced flak for calling West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee 'Surpanakha’, the sister of demon king Ravana in Ramayana.