RippedJeans trends on Twitter as women protest against Uttarakhand CM’s controversial remarks
Dehradun, March 18
Women are flooding Twitter with photos of them wearing ripped jeans with the hashtag #RippedJeans to protest against Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat’s controversial remarks.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat has criticised women for wearing ripped jeans and wondered what values they will impart to their children, triggering a protest from opposition parties.
Speaking at an event on Tuesday, Rawat said that due to a lack of values, youngsters today are following strange fashion trends and consider themselves to be big shots after wearing jeans ripped at the knees. Women also follow such trends.
Joining the #RippedJeans trend on social media, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tweeted an old photograph of Union minister Nitin Gadkari and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, wearing trademark RSS shorts apparently at a Sangh event. “Oh my God!!! Their knees are showing,” she tweeted.
Oh my God!!! Their knees are showing 😱😱😱 #RippedJeansTwitter pic.twitter.com/wWqDuccZkq
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) March 18, 2021
The chief minister said these days youngsters go to the market to buy ripped jeans. If they can’t find one, then they cut their jeans using scissors.
Rawat went on to describe the attire of a woman who sat next to him on a flight.
He said the woman was wearing boots, jeans ripped at the knees and several bangles in her hands. Two children were travelling with her. She runs an NGO, goes out in the society and has two children but she wears jeans ripped at the knees. What values will she impart?
In a statement, Uttarakhand Congress chief Pritam Singh termed Rawat’s remarks “shameful” and demanded that he apologise to women.
#RippedJeansTwitter ripped jeans anyday than a ripped mentality. pic.twitter.com/9nNkMIp3L4
— Poonam Sharma (@PoonamSharma__) March 18, 2021
#RippedJeansTwitter
Wassup 😊 pic.twitter.com/562d3uI7Mj— Rakhi Tripathi (@rakhitripathi) March 17, 2021
Ripped jeans anyday better than ripped brains! #RippedJeansTwitter 🙋🏻♀️ pic.twitter.com/ibB6X4baGh
— Bhumika Chheda (@IamBhumikaC) March 17, 2021
In solidarity with the woman with the two kids trying to get somewhere who bore the brunt of a clearly sleazy man checking her out because she was wearing ripped jeans. #RippedJeansTwitter pic.twitter.com/N3fWgvlCBD
— Rohini Singh (@rohini_sgh) March 17, 2021
Ripped Jeans aur Kitab.
The country’s ‘sanskriti’ & ‘sanskaar’ are impacted by men who sit and judge women and their choices. Soch badlo Mukhyamantri Rawat ji, tabhi desh badlega. #RippedJeansTwitter pic.twitter.com/qYXcN88fY6— Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) March 18, 2021
State Congress spokesperson Garima Dasauni said it doesn’t behove a chief minister to make a derogatory remark about someone’s sartorial choices.
She advised the chief minister to avoid making such comments and said they can hurt the public sentiment.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) also slammed Rawat over his “distasteful” remarks. PTI
