War Of Words Over Nari Shakti, Remarks Against RSS And Inaction In Harassment Case

A political confrontation has broken out between the ruling party and the opposition over remarks regarding women empowerment. The ruling party strongly criticised the opposition leadership for calling a nationalist organisation sexist and alleging it treats women as property. Leaders of the ruling party accused the opposition of hypocrisy, pointing out alleged mistreatment of female police personnel and journalists, while highlighting silence on sexual harassment charges involving a member of parliament from the opposition. The ruling party also raised past failures regarding the passage of legislation granting reservations to women in legislatures, stating that the opposition has consistently undermined women's rights.