One legislator's answer: No skirts, girls

December 30, 2012 14:04

As protests take place across India over the death of the victim of a brutal gang-rape in Delhi earlier this month, a politician in Rajasthan has proposed that skirts be banned as part of school uniforms.

On Friday, Banwari Lal Singhal, a member of the state assembly, wrote a letter to the chief secretary of Rajasthan asking the government to replace skirts with pants or salwars '" traditional leggings '" in school uniforms in his district to prevent sexual harassment.

He represents the district of Alwar and belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party, which is the main opposition party in the national Parliament in New Delhi. (Rajasthan officials couldn't be reached to confirm they had received the letter.)

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