Rajasthan BJP MLA Banwari Lal Singhal demands ban

In an unfortunate statement a BJP MLA Banwari Lal Singhal in Rajasthan has on Monday demanded a ban on skirts as uniform in schools to keep girls away from "men's lustful gazes".

It is said in reports that, in a written letter to the Rajasthan Chief Secretary C K Mathew, Alwar (Urban) legislator Banwari Lal Singhal demands that skirts should be banned in schools and should be replaced by trousers or Salwar-kameez.

Banwari Lal Singhal said, "The intention of this demand is to keep girl students away from men's lustful gazes and for their comfort in hot and cold weather conditions."

Singhal said, "It is not a Talibani type of thinking or restriction on girls' freedom or right but a concern for their safety."