New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has summoned BJP leader Ranjeet Srivastava for reportedly making offensive remarks against a 19-year-old Dalit woman who died after allegedly being raped by four men in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras district.
“@NCWIndia strongly condemns the offensive and defamatory remarks made by political leader #RanjeetSrivastava regarding the #Hathras victim. The Commission has sent him a notice directing him to appear before NCW on October 26th at 11 AM to give an explanation,” the Commission tweeted.
NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma said Srivastava is not fit to be called the leader of any party. “He is not fit to be called leader of any party. He is showing his primitive and sick mindset and I am going to send notice to him,” she earlier tweeted.
According to media reports, Srivastava made offensive comments on the victim’s character.