Actor and Chandigarh's BJP MP Kirron Kher, who last year sparked a row after saying that a gang rape victim should have been more careful, has assured safety for women who travel late in the night in the city.
Kirron tweeted a photograph in which she is seen standing next to a Chandigarh Police banner stating: "We care for you, women pick and drop facility after 10 p.m."
“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.”~Ayn Rand
— Kirron Kher (@KirronKherBJP) July 2, 2018
All the awesome women in #Chandigarh, let’s live this quote. And remember, I‘m here for u, & will not let anything come in the way of ur achieving ur dreams. Yes, late night travel included. pic.twitter.com/ix8DSl9v9U
With this, Kirron used a quote by American author Ayn Rand: "The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me."
"All the awesome women in Chandigarh, let's live this quote. And remember, I‘m here for you, and will not let anything come in the way of you achieving your dreams. Yes, late night travel included," she added.
Kirron was here for Van Mahotsav 2018.
Last year, her statement that a gang rape victim should have been more cautious and not boarded an auto-rickshaw in which three men were already sitting had caused a furore.
She clarified it was "only in the context of certain precautions" that women should take and that it was "not intended to blame the victim or shaming her".
Inaugurated Vanmahotsav & Launched Plantation Drive 2018 and Flagged off Wildlife Ambulance donated under MPLADS#MyCityMyPeople pic.twitter.com/khV1EoCKTK
— Kirron Kher (@KirronKherBJP) July 2, 2018
An acre of trees absorb enough CO2 in a year to equal the amount produced when u drive a car 40K kms.
— Kirron Kher (@KirronKherBJP) July 2, 2018
Chandigarh had 2 lakh trees planted last year @ (rgstd) 5 lakh cars+5L 2wheelers.#MyCityMyPeople-How many kms did u drive. How many trees will u plant this year? Pls tell me. pic.twitter.com/sDC7V5lrKz
Louis Pasteur had said, “When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments — tenderness for what he is and respect for what he may become."
— Kirron Kher (@KirronKherBJP) July 2, 2018
Sharing one such interaction with a child I met today. #MyCityMyPeople pic.twitter.com/74d43GwJAm
Chandigarh will now have an LPG operated crematorium. We will use INR 1 crore 9 lakhs from MPLADS funds to complete this project. #DedicatedToMyCity #MyCityMyPeople pic.twitter.com/5YB2DYywCx
— Kirron Kher (@KirronKherBJP) July 3, 2018