This came a day after the TMC, commenting on a video posted on X showing the NCW chairperson’s arrival at the site of a stampede that recently took place in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras, wrote, ‘She is too busy holding up her boss’s pajamas’.
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo moto cognizance of the derogatory remark made by TMC MP Mahua Moitra against its chairperson Rekha Sharma and sought an FIR against her.
This came a day after the TMC, commenting on a video posted on X showing the NCW chairperson’s arrival at the site of a stampede that recently took place in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras, wrote, “She is too busy holding up her boss’s pajamas”.
“The crude remarks are outrageous and a violation of a woman’s right to dignity. The Commission observed that this remark attracts Section 79 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023,” the NCW said in a post on X.
NCW takes suo moto cognizance of derogatory remarks by MP Mahua Moitra against Chairperson Rekha Sharma @sharmarekha. These remarks violate women’s dignity and attract Section 79 of Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023. NCW strongly condemns and demands swift action and has written a… pic.twitter.com/8vm2ASnD6I
— NCW (@NCWIndia) July 5, 2024