'Women shouldn't step out alone at odd hours': NCW member stirs controversy over Badaun horror, gets slammed

A controversy erupted after a member of the National Commission for Women NCW said the murder and gangrape of 50yearold woman could have been avoided had she not gone out alone in the eveningThe remarks led to some furious reactions from Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi party Chief Akhilesh Yadav and Bollywood actor Pooja BhattThe controversy erupted on Thursday when NCW member Chandramukhi Devi said I tell women again and again that they should never go out at odd hours under anyones influenceThis is a crime that has shamed humanity but I would also like to say that women should not step out alone at odd hours I feel if the woman had not stepped out in the evening or one of her children had accompanied her the incident would not have happened Chandramukhi Devi said after meeting the victims family members in BadaunThe victim a 50yearold woman had gone to the temple on Sunday eveningLater on Sunday night she was dropped outside her home in a critically injured condition by two men The woman succumbed to the injuriesAccording to sources the victim was a regular visitor to the templeSatyanand the main accused in the Badaun gangrape and murder case landed in the police net late on Thursday night almost four days after the incidentHis two accomplices in the gory crime were arrested earlierSatyanand had come to the village around five years ago and remained mostly aloof He lived in one of the rooms in the temple complexReacting on the comments Priyanka Gandhi said With such remarks can we ensure the safety and security of women A member of NCW is holding the victim responsible for such a gruesome incident The district administration of Badaun is tense about how the truth of this case came out and how the post mortem report was leakedShe further said that one should also remember that one more rape victim of Muradabad district is fighting for her life Women will never forgive this government for such an attitude of the administration and the irresponsible statement of the NCW memberAkhilesh Yadav also slammed the Yogi Adityanath government over the law and order situation in the state and said Can anyone imagine that a gory incident like this can happen inside a temple and the mahant will be the one doing it I pray to god that this government goes sooner than laterThe Samajwadi Party chief made the remarks in Chitrakoot this morningOn Thursday Pooja Bhatt took to Twitter and wrote Respected NCW India chief Rekha Sharma do you stand by this statement by your representative in context to the Badaun rape case Kindly clarify if you agree with your representative that the victim was at fault for stepping out to visit a temple unaccompanied and at the time she didResponding to the veteran actor NCW chief said in a tweet said No I dont I dont know how and why the member has said this but women have all the right to move on their will whenever and wherever they want to Its society and states duty to make places safe for womenThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever