The dirt lies in people's psyche and not in clothes: Rakhi Sawant

This seems to be the season of moral policing, which was kick-started recently by the Director General of Andhra Pradesh, Dinesh Reddy, who attributed the rise in rape cases to - “women wearing flimsy and fashionable clothes.
Now Karnataka's Women and Child Welfare Minister CC Patil has gone a step ahead and publically announced in a preachy tone: "I personally don't favour women wearing sexy clothes and always feel that they need to be be dignified in whatever they do!" Needless to say, such chauvinistic statements haven't gone down too well with our sexy ladies of tinseltown.Frothing at the mouth, they have a thing or two to say about this 'cover up' diktat…
Get a reality check:
Rakhi Sawant Known to be a sharpshooter, our desi item gal Rakhi Sawant catches the bull by its horns, and says: "These guys, who are issuing such bizarre statements, need to go in for a reality check. All those rural women, who are forcibly raped in the fields or molested on their way back home, mostly wear salwar kameezes and are covered from top to toe. And their families usually find their dead bodies in the village wells. Where do sexy clothes come in the picture here? The dirt lies in people's psyche and not in one’s sensuous or shabby clothes."
Go to UP, Delhi and Bihar: Gauhar Khan Not ready to accept this so-called verdict about the “righteous dress code for women”, actress-model Gauhar Khan retorts: "People who make such sweeping statements must go to UP, Delhi and Bihar and see how women dressed in ethnic clothes are molested every day. Men don't resort to rapes keeping women's clothes in mind, they commit such heinous crimes because they are basically perverts. I agree that we should dress keeping our surroundings and company in mind, but rapes take place because adequate security is not given to women! The girl who was molested by 25-30 men in Gurgaon on December 31, was fully covered in jeans and jacket!" Our core values in place:
Aarti Chabria Negating these views completely, actress Aarti Chabria takes up cudgels against the sermons, and says: "Just because we are wearing sexy clothes, it doesn't mean that we don't respect our culture. Our core values are in place and we are committed to our tradition; and it reflects in our words and deeds. I'm sure these two gentlemen didn't make these comments with mal intent, but we don't have to learn how to dress from them."
Idiotic comments: Sambhavna Seth Item gal Sambhavna Seth adds another dimension to this debate and says: "These are idiotic comments! If you are out to ban sexy clothes, ban saree first because there's nothing more provocative than this sexy garment. After all, it shows plenty of back and stomach. The meat of the matter is that even a woman covered in a burqua can be a hapless victim of a depraved man's lust. And given half a chance, many of our Indian politicians will jump over an innocent girl to satiate their carnal urges, so what the hell is Karnataka minister talking about?"