Women commission slaps notice on Pappu Yadav after remarks on ‘women in politics’

In its letter to the MP dated April 21, the commission chairperson citing the video clip on social media took suo motu cognisance and demanded an explanation from the MP treating it as most urgent. “We have taken suo motu cognisance of the objectionable remarks made by the Purnea MP. Further action may be taken upon receipt of a reply from him,” commission chairperson Apsara said.

The MP, as per the shared video, is heard saying that “90 percent of women can’t enter politics without entering the room of the (male) politicians” while denouncing the predatory behaviour of politicians from the US to India.

“You asserted that women working in politics gain entry only by sharing a bed with one politician or another which deeply wounds the self respect and social dignity of women,” the commission letter says, demanding an explanation from the MP.