CM Rawat on Friday tried to explain his quote as he said that his statement was misappropriated. He said that he doesn’t have anything against jeans but its the ripped jeans that he objects to.

Professor Rashmi Tyagi said that her husband has a “progressive and mature outlook. He has reached this point because of his positive behaviour with people, with party cadre.”

Congress’s chief spokesperson and general secretary Randeep Surjewala said that Rawat represented the ‘anti-women’ face of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Jaya Bachchan condemned the statement and said that such statements don’t benefit a Chief Minister. She added that its a bad mindset that encourages crimes against women.

What right does Tirath Singh Rawat have to judge people based on what they wear? Why must we let our clothes define us?

If this kind of woman goes out in the society to meet people and solve their problems, what kind of message are we giving out to society, to our kids? It all starts at home: Tirath Singh Rawat