Hema Malini expresses anger over Azam Khan's remarks on Jaya Prada

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Hema Malini on Monday expressed disgust over the statement made by Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan about actor-turned-politician Jaya Prada. "It is extremely disgusting. Nobody has the right to make such statements regarding women. I am not saying this just because she (Jaya Prada) is a politician. Such things should not be said about any other female too," said Hema while talking to reporters here.

"I brought her (Jaya Prada) to Rampur. You are a witness that I did not allow anyone to touch her body. It took you 17 years to identify her real face but I got to know in 17 days that she wears khaki underp****," Khan had said on Sunday. An FIR was filed against the SP leader for his derogatory comment made against the actor-turned-politician. PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti too had lashed out at Khan for his distasteful comment.

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has also issued a notice to Khan, who has been debarred from campaigning for the next 72 hours.