I could not control my laughter after reading comments of political leaders on dressing sense of women. Several statements have been reported from leaders and other officials that women should wear traditional uniforms to be safe from criminal activities.

The recent comment of MP state minister Babula Gaur on dressing sense of women in India has been criticized by women of the state. City ladies asked minister Gaur about the rape cases reported in villages where women use to be under veil or a year old girl child who has been brutally raped by people at several places.

Babulal Gaur said that officers of Chennai informed him that ladies in Chennai are religious and they wore traditional attire due to which crime rate in the city is comparatively lower. Gaur said that women in foreign countries wear jeans and T-shirts, dance with other men and even drink liquor, but that is their culture. It is good for them but not for India, where only our traditions and culture are ok. He said, India must not ape the foreign culture otherwise they would not protect women. 

It is really ridicules comment. If dressing sense has something to do with crime against women, western country should have much more rape and other crimes. Rather than making comments on such things, men should have control on their otherwise they should go to jungle.

 “Clothes have nothing to do with crime rate against women in India. Men should improve their thoughts and respect the women,” said MP state women commission chairman Upma Rai. She further said that if men would think well, behave well.

Presenting example of some recent incidents in Madhya Pradesh, city women said that lots of rape cases have been reported from rural areas where women use to be under veil. Even a year old girl child is continuously being raped in our country. Most of the women in city say, rather than commenting on attire male should have some respect for females.

Dr Ruma Bhattacharya, psychologist by profession says that in India we worship several Goddesses like Saraswati, Laxmi, Durga etc then how can we make such comments on female. She further suggested, “Men should go to jungle, if they do not have control on their mind.”

If clothes are reason for crime, what to do with girl child? Everyday rape cases are being reported from villages where women use to be in veil. Even a year old girl is not safe from rape incident. It seems that women are not free to tread in India as frequently people comment on their uniform as well as freedom to go anywhere.