If a man harasses you, slap him: Poonam Mahajan on sexual harassment

Every Indian woman, including myself have been victims of sexual harassment, said BJP MP Poonam Mahajan on Sunday.

The president of the Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha, while addressing students at an event in IIM Ahmedabad, said that swift action rather than self-pity should be the response to such incidents, as a report in inUth said.

BJP MP Poonam Mahajan has said that every Indian woman, including herself, has faced sexual harassment at some stage of their lives adding that swift action rather than self-pity should be the response to such experiences.

“Every Indian woman has had remarks passed about her or has been touched inappropriately.” said Mahajan speaking on the theme ‘Breaking the Glass-Ceiling’.

Mahajan also stressed that unlike men women cannot afford mediocrity in politics as it does not suit them. “We need strength and we have shown that,” said Mahajan.

Underlining the status of women in Indian mythology, she said,” We connect goddesses to every aspect of life. In some respects, we are ahead of America.”

“They have never had a woman president. But in India, women have assumed the role of President, Prime Minister, defence minister, and chief ministers. These leaders have broken the glass ceiling. It is up to us to continue that tradition. It is up to us not to harbour self-pity. If someone harasses you, slap him and don’t think why he did that.” she added.