Several women have taken to social media to post their selfies out at midnight with the hashtag #AintNoCinderella after a senior politician has questioned why a woman, who was reportedly stalked, was out at the night.
In yet another instance of victim blaming, vice-president of Haryana BJP, Ramveer Bhatti, blamed the victim in the Chandigarh stalking case for driving “so late in the night”.
According to CNN-News18, Bhatti had said, “The girl should not have gone out at 12 in the night. Why was she driving so late in the night? The atmosphere is not right. We need to take care of ourselves.”
Here’s how women on twitter reacted over the remark:
Dear Sanskari BJP, it's well past midnight n i'm out having beer in Delhi. Join me? #AintNoCinderella #ChandigarhStalking pic.twitter.com/jXj5piZUqz
— Ridhima Malhotra (@RidhimaInd) August 8, 2017
Dear Regressive India,
We ain't damsels in distress. We are independent & we don't need you to curb our freedom#AintNoCinderella here! pic.twitter.com/mulliSsKwY— Rekha Navani (@rekha_navani) August 7, 2017
No one tells me what to wear, what to eat, when to go out & how to dress. Keep your regressive mindset to yourself #AintNoCinderella pic.twitter.com/e3WqAKuK3f
— Angkita Dutta (@angkitadutta) August 7, 2017
The night is ours, just like the day. #AintNoCinderella pic.twitter.com/JTdeGnycXz
— Angellica Aribam (@AngellicAribam) August 7, 2017
I am a free soul! I am a woman of today ! I live with my free will #AintNoCinderella pic.twitter.com/afSmmBdH6t
— Sima (@seemaadhikari) August 8, 2017
Oops 1.45am and I am out on Delhi Roads, In a short Dress ?stop me if you can !!! #AintNoCinderella pic.twitter.com/P7PWQM487H
— Sana (@farooquisana) August 7, 2017
#AintNoCinderella
Sun maybe gone… but we are here to rise. 🙂 #DontCurseDarkness pic.twitter.com/20eZCrqKFB— Samyukta Hornad (@samyuktahornad) August 7, 2017
Bhatti’s remarks come in the wake of the ongoing pressure from the opponent, on Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala’s resignation. Barala’s son is involved in the case of stalking and CCTV footage of the incident has already been gathered that shows the accused stalking the victim’s car.
