According to the 2019 ADR survey, political parties have given tickets to 45% serious criminals and people voted several of them to power. Now, they are in Parliament. How can we expect such people, several of whom have serious allegations of rape on them, to bring about rules to change the society? Instead of simply lighting candles and shouting slogans,we have to look within ourselves and check whom we elect.

In 2012, the Nirbhaya case happened and several people got out on the streets. Since then several slogans have come out, including BJP’s ‘Beti Bachao, beti padhao’ and ‘Bahut hua Naari par war’, but all of it is for changing governments. These remain as slogans and nothing changes the reality on the ground. The reason behind that is criminals are elected as lawmakers.

How can we forget BJP MLA Kuldip Singh Sengar, who was elected as a lawmaker in UP as a result of such slogans? And then now he has been accused of raping a young girl and he isaccused of killing her father was killed. Later, the girl met with an accident and now she is in AIIMS in a serious condition. Prime Minister Modi has claimed that in India after hearing of rape cases, capital punishment was ordered in 7 days. I have not seen this happening anywhere in this country. PM Modi makes tall claims, but all of these are only campaign material.

After that we have seen BJP leader Sakshi Maharaj, who after winning the election from Unnao, goes first to meet rape accused Kuldip Singh Sengar in jail to thank him, instead of thanking the people in constituency. If this is the reality, how can there be any change.Then we the case of Chinmayanand. We have seen that he is a rape-accused and proof was given was his activities. The reality as it stands today is that the woman who accused him of rape is in jail and Chinmayanand, who has claimed to be ill, is in a hospital. No BJP minister has condemned it.



Earlier, at least the women and child minister would condemn it. Now, we have Smriti Irani as the minster. She was someone who would loudly protest such incidents in 2013, but now Iknow she can act well. Then she acted very well, ensured drama, but today her blood doesn’t boil when she sees such horrific incidents of sexual violence. She is today a Union Cabinet minister, and now she is silent.

Then there is an example of a BSP politician Atul Rai, who is accused of raping a minor. He won the Ghosi seat even though he did not campaign and was missing on both voting and results days. So, it’s not just one political party. It’s all, but BJP is particularly worse.