Banwari Lal Singhal, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Alwar city constituency wrote a letter to the chief secretary asking for skirts to be banned in school uniforms.
From the letter:
“Girls either walk to school or wait for school buses at various points in Alwar. That is when they face lewd comments from mischievous elements,”
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“It should be prohibited keeping in view the rise of social crimes against women. The school should have pant-shirts or salwar suits as uniforms for girl students,”
With legislators like this, is it any wonder that crimes against women continue to rise?