Women empowerment claims of Congress fall flat as Angkita Dutta expelled
On Saturday (April 22), the grand outdated social gathering unceremoniously kicked out the Youth Congress President (Assam) Angkita Dutta for daring to file a police criticism in the direction of her alleged harasser.
Dutta had filed the criticism in the direction of Srinivas BV, President of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC), and Vardhan Yadav, the Secretary in-charge of IYC, for harassing her for six months.
She accused Srinivas of establishing sexist suggestions, using abusive language, and resorting to psychological harassment. In her criticism, Angkita Dutta narrated a modern incident in Chhatishargar, the place Srinivas allegedly held her arm, pushed and pulled her, and used slang phrases to threaten her.
How can a sexist and chauvinistic lead @IYC torture and demean a woman every single time. What occurred to @priyankagandhi ladki hoon ladk Shakti hoon https://t.co/opLpmcLLbh
— Dr Angkita Dutta (@angkitadutta) April 18, 2023
Instead of paying heed to the extraordinary nature of the allegations, the Congress social gathering resorted to intimidation and stress methods.
On Thursday (April 20), the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) President Bhupen Kumar Borah issued a show-cause uncover to Angkita Dutta, on the lookout for a proof for not taking disciplinary movement in the direction of her.
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has issued a showcause uncover to former president of Assam Pradesh Youth Congres Dr Angkita Dutta who levelled a sequence of allegations in the direction of IYC President Srinivas BV accusing him of harassing and discriminating alongside together with her.
— ANI (@ANI) April 20, 2023
On Tuesday (April 18), Roopesh S Bhadauria (National Chairman of the Indian Youth Congress Legal Cell), despatched a licensed uncover to her on behalf of Srinivas.
In the uncover, it was claimed that the IYC President was a “well-known public figure”, and the allegations levelled by Dutta in tweets and completely different statements have been “sexist, chauvinistic, false and frivolous”.
The uncover moreover stated that the language utilized by the sufferer was “unparliamentary, undignified, defamatory and malicious”.
Screengrab of the licensed uncover in the direction of Angkita Dutta
And on Saturday (April 22), Angkita Dutta was expelled from the primary membership of the Congress social gathering for a interval of 6 years. The function cited for her expulsion was ‘anti-party activites’ although all she did was file a police criticism in the direction of her alleged harasser.
Source: Twitter particular person @shemin_joy
Such a drastic selection by the Congress social gathering models a dangerous precedent, forcing victims of harassment to maintain up silence to have the ability to steer clear of jeopardising their political careers. It could even bolster the accused, who’re holding positions of vitality all through the grand outdated social gathering.
As ironic because it’d sound now, Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi coined the infamous slogan ‘Ladki hoon lad sakti hoon‘ inside the hopes of empowering her female voters.
“I had come up with half of the line. We wanted a slogan that would identify with women and especially young girls,” she had talked about.
But when a celebration chief raised the criticism of harassment, she was swiftly confirmed the door with none redressal. Such has been the tragedy that befell the future of Angkita Dutta.
This not solely trivialises complaints of harassment nonetheless discourages women from taking steps to hunt licensed recourse. Women empowerment, as espoused by Priyanka Gandhi, for society seems to be lacking inside her social gathering.
This may be evident from the scathing remarks of Priyanka Maurya, the earlier Vice-president of the Mahila Congress (UP), who dubbed the slogan of ‘Ladki hoon lad sakti hoon‘ a sham.
