National Commission for Women (NCW) member Archana Majumdar strongly criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s statement suggesting women should stay indoors after evening for safety.
She called the remark “absurd” and urged the Chief Minister to focus on strengthening law and order.
Majumdar emphasised that women are excelling in various fields, including hospitals, IT, and sports, and should not be confined to their homes.
“How can we say that in the evening, that is 12 hours a day, a girl should stay locked in a room. Women are working in hospitals, the IT sector and everywhere equally to men. Today’s Indian girls are winning gold medals in weightlifting at the Olympics. They are going to space and we say that girls should stay inside the house after 9 or 8 pm… They hav