Several politicians including Shiv Sena’s Priyanka Chaturvedi and other noted personalities have taken to twitter criticized this statement.
Priyanka Chaturvedi | File Pic
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat has criticised women for wearing ripped jeans and wondered what values they will impart to their children, triggering a protest from opposition parties.
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Speaking at an event on Tuesday, Rawat said that due to a lack of values, youngsters today are following strange fashion trends and consider themselves to be big shots after wearing jeans ripped at the knees. Women also follow such trends.
Rawat went on to describe the attire of a woman who sat next to him on a flight.
He said the woman was wearing boots, jeans ripped at the knees and several bangles in her hands. Two children were travelling with her. She runs an NGO, goes out in the society and has two children but she wears jeans ripped at the knees. What values will she impart?
Several politicians including Shiv Sena’s Priyanka Chaturvedi and other noted personalities have taken to twitter criticized this statement.
Take a look at the tweets due to which #RippedJeansTwitter is now trending.
Ripped Jeans aur Kitab.
— Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) March 18, 2021
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. #RippedJeansTwitter pic.twitter.com/qYXcN88fY6
In solidarity with the woman with the two kids trying to get somewhere who bore the brunt of a clearly sleazy man checking her out because she was wearing ripped jeans. #RippedJeansTwitter pic.twitter.com/N3fWgvlCBD
— Rohini Singh (@rohini_sgh) March 17, 2021
Rapes happen not because women wear short clothes but because men like Tirath Singh Rawat propagate mysogyny and fail to do their duty.
— Swati Maliwal (@SwatiJaiHind) March 18, 2021
Stand in solidarity with the women in #RippedJeansTwitter ! pic.twitter.com/bxVtwcpgWE
It’s not the ripped jeans that’s the problem, it’s the ripped mentality that’s the problem.#RippedJeansTwitter
— Zeeshan Siddique (@zeeshan_iyc) March 17, 2021
If wearing jeans 👖 by women is a problem then hope he don’t wear underwear 🩲 too....
— Licypriya Kangujam (@LicypriyaK) March 18, 2021
Disgusting!@TIRATHSRAWAT #RippedJeansTwitter pic.twitter.com/lq1EgouM1q
I am a Politician.
— Radhika Khera (@Radhika_Khera) March 18, 2021
I wear shorts.
I can WEAR What I Want
I can EAT What I Want
I can DRINK What I Want
No SANGHI will decide for me!#RippedJeansTwitter pic.twitter.com/vp6bi5bYfY
In solidarity with the woman with ripped jeans who was judged by a misogynist.
— Lavanya Ballal | ಲಾವಣ್ಯ ಬಲ್ಲಾಳ್ (@LavanyaBallal) March 18, 2021
Just ripped jeans is enough to make men insecure. #RippedJeansTwitter pic.twitter.com/e7UPdeo1AB
Throwback#RippedJeansTwitter pic.twitter.com/4Li7QAPaUZ
— Rukshmanii kumari (@KumariRukshmani) March 18, 2021
Earlier in a statement, Uttarakhand Congress chief Pritam Singh termed Rawat''s remarks "shameful" and demanded that he apologise to women.
State Congress spokesperson Garima Dasauni said it doesn't behove a chief minister to make a derogatory remark about someone's sartorial choices.
She advised the chief minister to avoid making such comments and said they can hurt the public sentiment.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) also slammed Rawat over his "distasteful" remarks.
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