It’s not Incredible! Mr Minister

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    • Publish Date: Sep 1 2016 12:13PM
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It’s not Incredible! Mr Minister

 Union minister Mahesh Sharma stirs skirt controversy

Tourism minister Mahesh Sharma has given a new meaning to Incredible India, by declaring that female tourists should not wear skirts or other “skimpy” clothes and also refrain from going out alone at night, “for their own safety”. His job is to make India a more attractive destination for the world’s visitors, not scare them away. His government is supposed to create safer conditions for women, not surrender to crime statistics and put primitive restrictions on women themselves.

It’s not the voice of India: The minister has clarified that he was speaking in the context of respecting religious places, which looks like an afterthought once he came under fire. But there are plenty of religious places in India that don’t have any problem whatsoever with skirts or other “skimpy“ clothes. The minister should not need reminding that the great diversity of our tourist destinations has a great diversity of sensibilities. 

Tourism to suffer: Despite all of nature’s wonders from Ladakh to Kanyakumari and the prodigious inheritance of our antiquity, tiny Singapore gets 54 per cent more tourists than India. As every rupee invested in tourism creates 73 per cent more jobs than manufacturing, PM Narendra Modi recognises this sector as a key opportunity. Also, at a time when there is jobless growth and cow vigilantism has already taken a toll on the labour intensive leather and farm sectors, the dog whistle to moral policing is inexcusable.

(Excerpts from TOI edit piece) 

 

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Hafsa Malwat F D SCHOOL

As a muslim it''s good to wear full body covering clothes If we want women safety women should wear full body covering clothes but by this only 50 % rapes will be stopped. But in parallel some videos on internet which increase rape cases should also banned.

NAVYA MALHOTRA SWARAJ INDIA PUBLIC SCHOOL

why the unnecessary restrictions on women?? Why should a minister say so? it tarnishes India''s image

Bhavana Jaison Atomic Energy Central School No 2

Men and woman both are intelligent enough to choose what is good and what is bad for them . so please be aware that your safety is in your hand . so dress up according to it . India is a democratic country and we have the right to dress according to our wish.

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