Kolkata, 01 Nov 2013: Veteran leader and CPM MLA Rezzak Mollah has once again courted controversy by telling how Indian women should dress up. Mollah said that women should avoid wearing western clothing, like jeans and tops, as such clothes tempt men.
Mollah came up with this bizarre suggestion when asked about the growing crime against women.
Speaking on the sidelines of a Muslim conference on women in Kolkata on Wednesday, Mollah said, women should avoid western clothing as it is not in sync with the moral standards of Indian society.
Mollah was at a women’s conference organised by Jamaat-e-Islami Hind to protest against "misinterpretation of women independence and their rights, which is leading to a lot of violence against women".
Mollah courted another controversy during the programme when he criticised the Left and congratulated the ruling Trinamool Congress over introducing women empowerment schemes.
"Although the state government trumpets its achievements, we will have to admit it is doing a lot of work for women empowerment. Look at all the scholarships and the Kanyasree scheme. The CPM did not do much during its tenure and when it started announcing schemes for the welfare of women, it was too late," Mollah was quoted by The Indian Express as saying.