Karnataka's Women & Child Welfare minister C. C. Patil was quoted saying that women should “know how much skin they should cover.”
He stated that incidents like rape and s*xual harassment can be attributed to the decline in moral values in men, indirectly caused by women dressing “provocatively.”
A similar opinion was expressed 2 days ago by Andhra Pradesh DGP Dinesh Reddy who blamed the rise in rape on women’s choice of “fashionable clothing,” like the salwar kameez. Shocked by his statement, the chairperson of the National Commission for Women asked, “Sixty-five years after gaining freedom, how can someone tell women what they should wear?”
Images from Besharmi Morcha held in Delhi in July, to protest rape, s*xual harassment and eve teasing.
So we ask you – Should women restrict themselves to saris to protect their modesty? Or should they be entitled the freedom to dress the way they please, without fear of rape or harassment?
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