NEW DELHI: Reacting to assault on women on the New Year's Eve in Bengaluru, Samajwadi Party leader from Maharashtra, Abu Asim Azmi, blamed the 'attire' of the women for attacks on them.
Azmi’s shocker came after Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara blamed women for dressing provocatively and inviting harassment while reacting to the Bengaluru case.
Azmi also compared women with petrol saying, “You have to keep petrol away from fire. And if there is sugar, ants will come automatically to it."
"In today’s world, the more a woman is nude, the more she is considered modern and educated. Such things are on rise in the country. Western culture is a black spot on country's culture and it should be stopped at the earliest. And we need to focus on out famous Indian culture," he said.
SP spokesperson Juhie Singh distanced her party with Azmi's remark and sought an apology from him.​
AFTER AZMI’S COMMENT
“It is the job of the security agencies and state government to ensure the safety of the people. It is ridiculous to say that we did not have adequate force to deploy, this is a irresponsible statement.”
- Lalitha Kumaramanglam, activist
“I am not shocked, this is absolutely shocking and appalling on how men talks about how women dress. This reflects education that these so called responsible leaders have”.
- Biocon chairman Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
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