"Educated Girls Shouldn't be In Live-in", Says Union Minister After Delhi Massacre

A Union Minister has made a very controversial comment on the murder of a woman by her live-in partner in Delhi. Shiv Sena's Priyanka Chaturvedi has sharply criticized Union minister Kaushal Kishor's remarks blaming "educated girls" and demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi to sack him.

Stating that live-in relationship gives rise to crime, Kishore said that “all these incidents are happening with girls who are well educated and think that they are very forthright and capable of taking decisions about their future.

He said “Why are you living in a live-in relationship? If they have to do so then there should be proper registration for live-in relationship. If the parents are not ready for such relations in public, then you should have a court marriage and then live together." He further said, “Girls should keep in mind why they are doing this. Educated girls are responsible as both father and mother refused the relationship. Educated girls should not fall in such relationships.