"Woman's clothes, her behaviour and her being at inappropriate places are also responsible for sexual assault," said Mirje, who is also a member of the Maharashtra Women's Commission.
At a party meet, she questioned why the Delhi student who was gang-raped on a moving bus in December, 2012, was out with her friend at night. She also commented on a photojournalist who was gang-raped at the abandoned Shakti Mills complex last year.
"Did Nirbhaya really have go to watch a movie at 11 in the night with her friend? Take the Shakti Mills gang-rape case. Why did the (survivor) go to such an isolated spot at 6 pm?" she asked while speaking at a gathering of her party's women workers in Nagpur on Tuesday.
Mirje’s sexist remarks come as a shocker, especially from a woman politician. A bigger shame is that she represents the women’s panel.
So go ahead and register your protest. BOO this NCP leader for her insensitive comments!
Image: TV grab NCP leader Asha Mirje speaking at a gathering in Nagpur on Tuesday
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