Jaya Bachchan Reacts To Uttarakhand Chief Minister's Ripped Jeans Remark
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Tirath Singh Rawat made the comments on Tuesday at a workshop organised by the Uttarakhand State Commission for Protection of Child Rights in Dehradun.
Actor-politician Jaya Bachchan today denounced Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat's "ripped jeans" comment, saying this was the mindset that encouraged crimes against women. "Such statements don't befit a Chief Minister," said the Samajwadi Party parliamentarian on the remarks that have drawn disgust and anger on social media. Rapes happen not because women wear short clothes but because men like Tirath Singh Rawat propagate mysogyny and fail to do their duty.Stand in solidarity with the women in #RippedJeansTwitter ! pic.twitter.com/bxVtwcpgWE #RippedJeansTwitterpic.twitter.com/zwitZiIE9k Ripped Jeans aur Kitab.The country's ‘sanskriti' & ‘sanskaar' are impacted by men who sit and judge women and their choices. Soch badlo Mukhyamantri Rawat ji, tabhi desh badlega. #RippedJeansTwitterpic.twitter.com/qYXcN88fY6 "Those in higher posts must think and make public statements. You say such things in today's times, you will decide who's cultured and who's not based on clothes? It's bad mindset and encourages crimes against women," Jaya Bachchan, a Rajya Sabha member, was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. Amid widespread condemnation of the Uttarakhand Chief Minister's comments criticizing women wearing distressed denim, the hashtag #RippedJeansTwitter was among top Twitter trends today. Mr Rawat made the comments on Tuesday at a workshop organised by the Uttarakhand State Commission for Protection of Child Rights in Dehradun.
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