NEW DELHI: Veteran actress and Rajya Sabha member Jaya Bachchan is the most recent member from the movie fraternity to voice her opinion in opposition to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat over his current controversial remarks on ripped jeans.
“Such statements don’t befit a CM. Those on higher posts must think and make public statements. You say such things in today’s times, you’ll decide who’s cultured and who’s not based on clothes! It’s a bad mindset and encourages crimes against women,” Jaya Bachchan mentioned whereas talking to ANI. Recently, Jaya Bachchan’s granddaughter Navya Naveli additionally took a dig at Rawat over his controversial assertion on ripped jeans. “Change your mentality before changing our clothes because the only shocking here is the message comments like this send to society,” Navya Naveli said.
Navya had additionally shared a throwback image of herself carrying ripped jeans and mentioned, “I’ll wear my ripped jeans. Thank you. And I’ll wear them proudly.”
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat confronted huge flak on his comment over ripped jeans and mentioned he apologises for his opinion if it has damage anyone. But at the identical time, he repeated his objection to ripped jeans, saying he has no downside with jeans with however carrying ‘torn’ ones is ‘not proper’. Referring to his comment made earlier this week, Rawat advised the media that he had commented that these days kids deliver a expensive jean dwelling after which minimize it with a scissor. He had solely talked concerning the surroundings at dwelling and this is applicable to him as effectively, Rawat mentioned.
CM Rawat had drawn flak after at an occasion earlier this week he mentioned children comply with unusual style traits as a result of a scarcity of values and take into account themselves to be massive pictures after carrying jeans ripped at the knees. Women additionally comply with such traits. Rawat then went on to explain the apparel of a girl who sat subsequent to him on a flight. He described her as carrying boots, jeans ripped at the knees, bangles in her arms and with two kids travelling together with her. He additionally mentioned she runs an NGO, goes out in society and has two kids and questioned what values she would give them.
(With inputs from ANI/PTI)
