BJP Workers Made Maharashtra Congress Leader Wear Saree Over Post Against PM Modi | Video – Delhi News Daily

Last Updated:September 23, 2025, 18:25 IST

A video of BJP workers forcing a Congress worker to wear a sari in Dombivali sparked a political clash after he allegedly posted a morphed image of PM Modi.

In the video shared on social media platforms, BJP workers can be seen holding Pagare in place at Manpada Road, while one of them draped a pink sari around him. (x)

A political uproar broke out between the BJP and Congress workers in Maharashtra’s Dombivali on Tuesday after a purported video of BJP workers forcibly draping a sari on a 73-year-old Congress worker surfaced on social media platforms.

The issue ignited when the Congress worker, identified as Prakash “Mama” Pagare, allegedly posted a morphed and defamatory image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The image reportedly showed PM Modi draped in a sari, prompting protests and a street showdown by the BJP workers. The BJP also alleged that the image was shared with a song that they claimed was derogatory and insulting.

In retaliation, the BJP summoned Pagare and made him wear a saree.

In the video shared on social media platforms, BJP workers can be seen holding Pagare in place at Manpada Road, while one of them draped a pink sari around him, despite his feeble protests.

“Glory be to the Bharatiya Janata Party!” the workers chanted, after they had finished draping the Congress leader in the pink sari.

The protest was led by BJP’s district president for Kalyan, Nandu Parab, who strongly condemned Pagare’s earlier actions.

“Posting such a distasteful image of our Prime Minister is not only offensive but also unacceptable. If such attempts are made again to defame our leaders, the BJP will give an even stronger reply,” he said as quoted by Navbharat Times.

Pagare Narrates Incident, Vows To Take Action

The 73-year-old Congress leader said that he had just forwarded an existing post on Facebook, which likely irked the BJP cadre.

While speaking to news agency ANI, he said that he received a call from BJP leader Sandeep Mali when he was in a hospital.

“As I was coming out of the hospital, Sandeep Mali, along with a group of people, grabbed me and started asking me about a post I had forwarded on Facebook and threatened me. I told them what they were doing was wrong,” he said.

He further vowed to take legal action against the accused, saying, “A case should be filed against them (BJP workers). I will take legal action against them, invoking the Atrocities Act.”

Congress Objects

Meanwhile, Congress condemned the response, calling it an attack on free expression.

Party state president Harshwardhan Sapkal said the elderly man was forcibly taken out of a hospital, and an attempt was made to make him wear a saree. “We condemn this incident. This elderly man is being abused in a casteist manner,” Sapkal said, adding that the act was carried out by “a thug nurtured by the BJP”.

Kalyan Congress President Sachin Pote told Times of India that the BJP could have lodged a police complaint against Prakash Pagare instead of misleading him.

“Pagare is a 73-year-old senior party worker. If he had posted something objectionable, BJP members should have lodged a complaint with the police instead of misleading him and then forcibly making him wear a sari,” he said.

Shobhit Gupta

Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben…Read More

Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben… Read More

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