After Shaina NC Controversy, CEC Rajiv Kumar Issues Warning Against 'Derogatory' Remarks on Women

Shaina NC Controversy: On Friday, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar denounced "undignified" remarks on women leaders during the poll campaign and urged officials to take proper action.

During a review meeting with district election officers, police commissioners, SPs, municipal commissioners, and returning officers before the Maharashtra's assembly elections, the CEC's instructions were given.

Kumar also added that the low-level personal attacks against political rivals should be avoided and leaders' and workers' private lives which has no influence on their public lives, should not be criticised.

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The CEC questioned the state election authorities to ensure that such actions and other violations of the Moral Code of Conduct (MCC) to be handled with harshly and timely.

Maharashtra faced lots of political uproar after Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant allegedly made remarks about Shaina NC from chief minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena faction last week.

Shaina noted that the Maharashtra's women were disrespected by Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance. She questioned why MVA leaders such as Supriya Sule of NCP (SP) and Priyanka Chaturvedi of Shiv Sena (UBT) were silent.

Sawant later expressed his apology for his remarks and stated to be a victim of defamation.

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