Just few days into his new role, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat has been surrounded by the controversy. The Uttarakhand CM is currently in the news for his controversial comments on women wearing ripped jeans and how they have can not, accordin to him, provide the right environment at home for children.
His comment came on Tuesday at a workshop organised by the Uttarakhand State Commission for Protection of Child Rights in Dehradun.
“Kyanchi se sanskaar (culture by scissors) – showing bare knees, wearing ripped denim and looking like rich kids — these are the values being given now. Where is this coming from, if not at home? What is the fault of teachers or schools? Where am I taking my son, showing his and in tattered jeans? Girls are no less, showing their knees. Is this good? All of this, in a mad race of westernisation. While the western follows us, doing yoga.. covering their body properly. And we run towards nudity,” the newly appointed CM said.
He said he was shocked to see a woman running an NGO in ripped jeans, and was concerned about the example she was setting for society.
“If this kind of woman goes out in the society to meet people and solve their problems, what kind of message are we giving out to society, to our kids? It all starts at home. What we do, our kids follow. A child who is taught the right culture at home, no matter how modern he becomes, will never fail in life,” said the Chief Minister.
His tone deaf comments have attracted nationwide criticism with the minister being called out.
