Maharashtra BJP spokesperson Shaina NC expressed displeasure on Wednesday over her party MLA Ram Kadam's anti-women remarks.
"I was quite shocked and I will say it quite openly. There was a legislator from our own political party who was talking about how you can kidnap young girls and if you want to have a quick pass time 'I will help you' and it shocked me," Shaina said at Alibaba's XIN Philanthropy Conference here.
"It shocked me for two reasons. One is women in India are viewed sometime as only an object. It's time we demystify this kind of image for women and realise that on one hand you talk about Saraswati, Durga and Lakshmi you pray and worship women and on the other you think that you can go out and abuse her and get away," the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson said during a discussion on the status of women in country.
At an event in his Ghatkopar assembly constituency Monday night, the BJP MLA had told youngsters that they can tell him if they liked a girl and he would "kidnap" her for them even if she rejects their proposal.
With his remarks triggering an outrage, Kadam issued a video message on social media, saying, "I have very high regard for women. Without giving any explanation about the video clip (of his controversial remarks), I express my regret."
Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut said in the conference that the condition of women in the country was very bad.
"We are struggling for very primitive things. Equal pay for equal work... The right to wear what you want whether it is bikini or burqa, you should be allowed to wear what you want," Ranaut said.
She said that there is not enough infrastructure in the country to enable women to participate in the society to the levels she can actually do it.
"These are primitive things that we are struggling with. Right now where we stand is worrisome," Ranaut said.
Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Swati Maliwal said that everyday six rapes take place in Delhi.
"31,446 crimes against women and children were reported in the capital and less that 150 were convicted. Therefore, no one is afraid of law in our country. They feel that they can do anything against women and this system will not be able to make any adverse impact on them," Maliwal said.
The BJP spokesperson said that it was time for every influencial person in the society to join cause to ensure 33 per cent reservation for women in parliament and state assemblies and their equal participation in all walks of life.
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