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Women Congress leaders defend saree burning
Asking whether women burning cheap quality sarees in protest against the government was wrong, former Minister D K Aruna on Tuesday defended women’s angry protest against low quality sarees being distributed by the government on the occasion of Bathukamma festival.
Hyderabad: Asking whether women burning cheap quality sarees in protest against the government was wrong, former Minister D K Aruna on Tuesday defended women’s angry protest against low quality sarees being distributed by the government on the occasion of Bathukamma festival.
Speaking to the media, along with former Minister Sunitha Laxma Reddy and Kodad MLA Padmavathi Reddy, Aruna reminded that the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government gave publicity that it would distribute handloom sarees to all women. It was not correct on the part of the IT Minister to condemn the Congress protest programme on distribution of sarees. She asserted that the Congress would not keep quiet if the public money was wasted.
She also demanded that the government tender apologies to the womenfolk on the saree issue. The government was indulging in criticism as it was not in a position to digest the ire of the public on saris issue, she said. Alleging that the government looted Rs 150 crore in the name of saree distribution, she alleged that the government was indulging in election gimmicks.
Demanding that the State government withdraw cases filed against women in the name of burning sarees, Aruna alleged that the government was threatening women of filing criminal cases against them. She asked the government to take back poor-quality sarees and deposit the amounts in the bank accounts of beneficiaries of the scheme.
Clarifying that the Congress was demanding distribution of quality sarees to women, Aruna said the Congress would not keep quiet if the government looted public money. She also said the people would ‘bury’ the government if it insulted women. Asking MP Kavitha to change her attitude instead of criticising women, Aruna asked whether Kavitha was wearing the same quality saree on the festival day.
