Union Minister Blames Delhi Murder On "Educated Girls" And Live-In Relationships

Following the horrific murder of a woman by her live-in partner in Delhi, Union Minister Kaushal Kishore’s remarks that place the blame on “educated girls” who leave their parents and opt for live-in relationships have drawn sharp criticism.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, while referring to the murder of Shraddha Walkar by Aftab Ameen Poonawala said that live-in relationships are “giving rise to crime”.

Kishore said educated girls are responsible for leaving their parents and opting for live-in relationships. He said, “Those incidents are happening with all those girls who are well educated and think they are very frank and have the ability to make decisions about their future.”

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Kaushal Kishore On Delhi Murder

The Union Minister added, “this are giving rise to crime and it is a wrong thing and people are facing its consequences.”

Shiv Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi took to Twitter to slam Kishore’s remarks. She wrote, “Surprised he didn’t say girls are responsible for being born into this nation.”

Chaturvedi described Kishore’s comment as “shameless, heartless and cruel”. She added that the Union Minister had a “blame the woman for all problems mentality”. Chaturvedi also demanded his resignation.

Activist Brinda Adige also slammed Kishore and said, “The minister continues to blame women. What is this patriarchal, misogynistic, sexist mindset?”

Adige added that Kishore should not blame the deceased and that he had “no right to speak like that”. She also said, “We don’t need any of his ‘sanskari gyan’”.

The Delhi murder case Kishore was referring to was the murder of Shraddha Walkar by her live-in partner Aftab Ameen Poonawala. The police reported that the couple got into a dispute on May 18, which ended with Poonawala strangling Walkar.

Reportedly,  Poonawala chopped the late Walkar’s body into 35 pieces and purchased a 300-litre refrigerator to store them. Over the course of 18 days, he dispersed the pieces throughout the Mehrauli forest.

The accused was arrested after Walkar father filed a missing person’s complaint with the police. Poonawala eventually confessed to the crime.