MANEKA FOR ‘CURFEW’ IN GIRLS’ HOSTELS
Union minister Maneka Gandhi has come under fire following her comment on a TV show on Monday where she justified early curfew for girls in hostel, to protect them from “hormonal outbursts.”
NEW DELHI: Women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi has come under fire from Twitter users following her comment on a news channel show on Monday ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8 where she justified early curfew for girls in hostel, saying it is needed to protect them from their own “hormonal outbursts.”
“As a parent who is sending a daughter to a college — or a son — I would expect her and him to be protected. And perhaps one of the protections is against themselves. When you are 16 or 17 you are also hormonally very challenged. So to protect you from your own hormonal outbursts, perhaps a lakshman rekha is drawn,” Gandhi had said.
Gandhi on Tuesday, however, told HT that a part of her statement has been taken out of context. “If you see the video I have said that there has to be same deadlines for both boys and girls and why should boys be allowed to wander about in the campus after 6 pm,” Gandhi told Hindustan Times.
After the show, Gandhi’s comments went viral on social media with Twitterati slamming the statement as “regressive.” “You know what would be safest? Lock hormonal men in, instead of denying women the right to lead a full life,” said one Twitter post.