New Delhi :
Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi on Tuesday made a shocking remark on the mass molestation in Bengaluru on New Year’s eve. Azmi blamed ‘short dresses’ of women for the incident of mass molestation in Bengaluru that shook the entire nation.
In an apparently sexist remark, Azmi said, “It was bound to happen. Woman call nudity fashion. They were wearing short dresses.”
“Women must step out with family.” Azmi said “it won’t be right for my sister or daughter to go out at night without male members of the family,” he added.
But notably, not only Azmi, an indifferent Karnataka Home Minister G Parmeshwara too played with the intensity of the happening saying that “Such incidents do happen on New Year day and on Christmas. We take a lot of precautions.”
Soon after Azmi’s statement, Twitteratis began condemning his chauvinist remark about the Bengaluru mass molestation. Here are a few:
Shame on #AbuAzmi for blaming women for state failure.Dressing up in western clothes is blot on Indian culture Rape isn't. #Bengalurushame pic.twitter.com/fnUjzII0iF
— Naina (@NaIna0806) January 3, 2017
Politicians like #AbuAzmi just try to grab the headlines by uttering such nonsensical sexist comments....#Bengalurushame https://t.co/BlaueLbjeH
— Mimansa Malik (@Mimansa_Zee) January 3, 2017
#AbuAzmi and others lyk him make #sexist remarks cuz dey r not jst patriarchal, chauvinists but also dey knw wht wil grab d public attention
— Abhinita Mohanty (@AbhinitaMohanty) January 3, 2017
#NewYearHorror
— #AkhandBharat ©ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡³ (@irkjain) January 3, 2017
A sexist shocker by SP leader #AbuAzmi on #BengaluruShame- can't keep ants away from sugar.
How is big ant AZMI is?
Shame! pic.twitter.com/Guhn1FKQ2H
Blame #AbuAzmi for sure; but more than that blame the people who chose such people as their leaders..!!#bangaloremolestation
— Aagam Shah (@aagamgshah) January 3, 2017
When Life gives you Azmi, make it Shabana not Abu !! #RespectWomen #AbuAzmi #Shame #BengaluruMolestation #massmolestation #Bengalurushame
— ThatCricketGuy (@MikkhailVaswani) January 3, 2017
Prob is not short skirts but cheap mind of some men & ministers. Unless that gets changed,nothing will #AbuAzmi #Bengalurumolestation #shame
— Rashmi Sanzgiri (@RSanzgiri) January 3, 2017
what about other peoples like #AbuAzmi who were watching molesting n did not protest resist or even came forward for complaint or identify
— Vinod Thakur (@pink_jason12) January 3, 2017
#AbuAzmi represents 12th century regressive mindset which have no place whatsoever! These kind of male chauvinism can't be allowed in India!
— PRASHANTA NIMJE (@prashantanimje) January 3, 2017
