New Delhi: The growing incidents of crime against women in the country have given political parties a plank for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. All the political parties have pushed to the fore, the implementation of stricter laws to protect women from sexual harassment and attacks.
At a time when the ruling Congress-led UPA is projecting empowerment of women as the ladder to its success in the upcoming general election, comes a shameful incident where actress-turned-politician Nagma was “molested” by a fellow party member during a poll rally in full public view.
Congress MLA Gajraj Sharma misbehaved with Nagma and reportedly tried to plant a kiss on her cheeks in public. Nagma, with her head covered with a saree, shoved Sharma’s hand away, without uttering a word as the frenzied crowd jostled to catch a glimpse of her.
Another video grab, within a week, shows that a youth tried to come too close to Nagma and received a tight slap in return.
The incident throws light on the sorry state of security provided to female politicians in India.
According to reports, Congress MLA Gajraj Sharma has not been questioned by the party about the misconduct in public. A report says that a local party worker was sacked after he spoke against him.
Congress spokesperson Sanjay Nirupam raked up a huge controversy after he called TV actress-turned-politician Smriti Irani “thumkewaali” during a live debate in 2012. During the debate on ABP News, Nirupam said, "Char din hue hain aur Aap rajnitik vishleshak bani firti hain (It's only four days of your entry into politics and you have become a political analyst). AAP toh TV pe thumke lagati thi, aaj chunavi vishleshak ban gayi (Till some time ago you were dancing on the TV screens and now you have become a psephologist)
Last year, Malayalam actress Shwetha Menon complained to police that a Congress MP from Kerala had repeatedly touched her inappropriately during a public function. However she later mysteriously withdrew her complaint.
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