Bihar Court Receives Complaint Against Smriti Irani For Sanitary Pad Remark

Sitamarhi: Following her remarks on allowing women of menstruating age into the Sabarimala temple, a complaint was lodged at against Union Minister Smriti Irani at Sitamarhi court in Bihar on Thursday .

The complaint was lodged before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi, Saroj Kumari by advocate Thakur Chandan Singh, under Sections 120B (criminal conspiracy to commit offence punishable with death), 124A (sedition), 353 (deterring public servant from discharge of duty) and 354 (outraging the modesty of a woman) of the Indian Penal Code..

Smriti had said that women had a right to pray but “not desecrate” places of worship which cause a lot of hue and cry.

Later, she tweeted that she made “2 factual statements” and “rest of the propaganda/agenda” was launched using her as a “bait”.