Janata Dal (Secular) State president and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy’s statement on women, at a political rally at Turuvekere of Tumakuru district, has turned controversial. The Karnataka State Women’s Commission on Sunday decided to issue a notice to him for his alleged derogatory remarks. While Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar demanded an explanation from the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for aligning with Mr. Kumaraswamy, the former Chief Minister alleged that his statement has been twisted by the “Congress’s fake factory that is spreading lies”.
In a note issued here, commission’s chairperson Nagalakshmi Choudhary said the commission had taken the incident seriously and had registered a suo motu complaint. “He has hurt the honour and character of women by stating that rural women have gone astray due to the guarantee schemes. The commission will issue a notice to Mr. Kumaraswamy,” said the note from Ms. Choudhary.
Mr. Kumaraswamy had said: “What guarantees have they given and to whose pockets have the government dug into to fund the guarantees? Today, because the government announced the five guarantee schemes during the last elections, our mothers in villages have gone a little astray. They (women) have to think what happens to their lives. You (women) should think what happens to your family. They (Congress) do not have anything else but guarantees.”
