Madhya Pradesh Tribal Development Minister Vijay Shah has shown his insensitiveness by saying that protecting girls is the responsibility of the parents and not the government. The girls seeking a hostel facility in Alirajpur need to get a written undertaking from their parents as ordered by the minister so as to ease the government of the burden to protect them. The minister said this when the girls approached him seeking hostel facility at an ABVP function on Sunday. Shah has joined the growing list of politicians who have made derogatory remarks against women. Meanwhile, National Commission for Women chairperson Mamta Sharma condemned Shah's statement
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