Women's rights advocates have slammed a torrent of online posts by men from...
NEW DELHI - Women’s rights advocates have slammed a torrent of online posts by men from across India who expressed enthusiasm about marrying women from Kashmir after the sudden removal of special rights in the disputed region made it more appealing to do so.
But the constitutional changes put residents and people from elsewhere in India on equal legal footing. “Women’s bodies have been battlegrounds for men for centuries. The latest comments on Kashmiri women are only testimony to this fact.” “Congrats India, now unmarried boys can marry these smart girls from Kashmir after 370 removal,” said one, referring to the constitutional provision.
“We can get the bachelors among our party workers married there now, there is no problem,” Saini, standing in front of a Modi poster at a rally in northern India, added.When contacted on Thursday, Saini told Reuters he had said nothing wrong and meant no disrespect to women, adding, “If I said something jovially, it should not be taken in a bad light.”
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