Indian women see moon through sieve, those in US, China live in world of science: Rajasthan minister
Jaipur, Aug 21: Rajasthan Minister Govind Ram Meghwal has stirred a controversy by saying that it is unfortunate that women in India still see the moon through a sieve and pray for their husband's long life on 'Karwa Chauth' while those in developed countries live in the world of science.
His remark on Saturday drew sharp criticism from the BJP, which demanded an apology from him and asked Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to take action against his colleague.
"Women in China and the US are living in the world of science, but it is unfortunate that even today, women here on Karwa Chauth see through a sieve, talk about the long life of their husband. But a husband never sees a sieve for the long life of his wife," the minister for disaster management and relief said at the closing ceremony of 'Digifest' here.
"People are pushing (others) into superstition, they are making others fight in the name of religion and caste," he added.
Gehlot was also present at the venue.
Slamming the minister, BJP state spokesperson and MLA Ramlal Sharma has said that he should be aware that astronaut Kalpana Chawla had been to space and many Indian women were serving as pilots.
"He has insulted crores of women of the country. He should apologise and withdraw the statement. The chief minister should take action against him," Sharma said.
The BJP leader said Indian women are known for following the traditions and they know to strike a balance between their personal and profession life.
However, Meghwal later told reporters that he was only promoting scientific temper and education.
"I am not against Karwa Chauth. Whoever wants to follow it may do so. I was talking about the importance of scientific temperament," he said.
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SC grants anticipatory bail to Malayalam actor Siddique in rape case
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to Malayalam actor Siddique in a rape case.
A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma said the veteran actor will have to deposit his passport and cooperate with the investigating officer in the probe.
The top court also took note of the fact that the complaint in the case was filed in August, eight years after the alleged incident took place in 2016.
On September 30, the court granted Siddique interim protection from arrest in the case.
Kerala Police has alleged lack of cooperation on the part of Siddique in the investigation.
In its status report, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Kerala Police has alleged that the veteran actor is hindering the investigation and has destroyed electronic devices besides deleting his social media accounts.
On September 24, the Kerala High Court rejected Siddique's anticipatory bail plea in the rape case, saying in view of the seriousness of the accusations, his custodial interrogation was inevitable for a proper investigation of the crime.
