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Twitter Faceoff: Women flaunt pics in #RippedJeans slamming Uttarakhand CM | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI. Newly-appointed Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Tuesday said that wearing ripped jeans paves the way for societal breakdown and is a result of the “bad example” parents set for children, which also leads to substance abuse.

Recalling an old incident where he met a woman who ran an NGO wearing ripped jeans, he said, “If this kind of woman goes out in the society to meet people and solve their problems, what kind of message are we giving out to the society, to our kids? It all starts at home. What we do, our kids follow.”

Rawat’s remarks created a huge uproar on Twitter, with many women users slamming him by posting their photos in #RippedJeans

‘Focus on economy and women’s safety’

‘Ripped jeans better than ripped brains’

‘Problem is mindset not clothes’

Many celebs joined in too.
Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women

Actor Gul Panag

Singer Sona Mohapatra

Some posted old photos of BJP MP Smriti Irani were posted to drive home their point

‘Be consistent, take a stand for Muslim women too who are forced to wear burqa/hijab’

A section of Twitter however supported Rawat for his remarks.
‘Don’t ape west blindly’

‘Torn clothes mock rape victims’

And then there were memes…..



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Speculation rife in Uttarakhand after urgent BJP meet | India News – Times of India

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DEHRADUN/GAIRSAIN: An urgent meeting of the BJP core committee was convened in Dehradun on Saturday evening. Party MLAs in the midst of the budget session at Gairsain were called back to the state capital triggering rumours of “major changes” in the government and a possible replacement “at the highest level” ahead of assembly polls next year.
The core committee meeting, which went on for over two hours, was presided over by BJP national vice-president Raman Singh and state in-charge Dushyant Kumar Gautam.
The two members were said to have been sent by the central party leadership to get feedback after reports that over a dozen MLAs were not happy with the current leadership. CM Trivendra Singh Rawat spoke to TOI about the meeting.
“A positive momentum has been broken. What more can I say? Raman Singhji met the MLAs and took their feedback. I had a word with him too and discussed issues related to the state. After the meeting, he came to my residence where there were around 20 to 22 MLAs. Later, 45 legislators came to my residence for discussion.”
Earlier, BJP state chief Bansidhar Bhagat had shot down speculation of a leadership change, saying the meeting was mainly to talk about preparations of the fourth anniversary celebrations of the Rawat government on March 18. Sources told TOI that the meeting was “not a regular one merely to discuss anniversary celebrations” as most MLAs weren’t even aware of it till Friday.
The summons to MLAs saw an abrupt end to budget session on Saturday and the House was adjourned sine die. Sources said Raman Singh had one-on-one discussions with two LS MPs, Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah and Ajay Bhatt, and many MLAs.
Former CM Vijay Bahuguna also attended the meeting. Union education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank made an unscheduled visit to Dehradun in the evening and met Singh and Dushyant Kumar Gautam. The two central members may submit a report to BJP chief JP Nadda shortly.
(With inputs from Akhilesh Singh in Delhi)

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