Rahul Gandhi says Modi makes yoga videos while women face abuse and violence

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi citing the Thompson Reuters findings which said that India is the most dangerous country for a woman because of risks of sexual crimes and violence.

Gandhi said that while the Prime Ministers frequently posts yoga videos, such reports were a shame for the country.

“While our PM tiptoes around his garden making yoga videos, India leads Afghanistan, Syria and Saudi Arabia in rape and violence against women. What a shame for our country!” Rahul Gandhi tweeted, tagging the report based on a survey by Thomson Reuters Foundation.

The report, citing the survey of 550 experts on women’s issues, said India was the most dangerous country in the world for women because of the high risk of sexual violence and human trafficking for domestic work, forced labour, forced marriage and sexual slavery.

The report further said India was also the most dangerous country in the world for cultural traditions that impact women for which the survey cited acid attacks, female genital mutilation, child marriage and physical abuse. The report has come under a scanner as several experts have termed it flaky and inconsistent. The NCW (National Commission Of Women) has denied this report and have stated that India fares far better than other countries mentioned in the report, where women are not allowed to talk publicly. Poonam Mahajan of BJP states that the report is based on the perception of the people and not data or research.