Senior Congress leader and former MP Renuka Chowdary on Tuesday kicked up a storm in political circles saying casting couch trend was not confined to just film industry but even to politics.
In an interaction with national news agency, Renuka said even Parliament was not an exception to the sexual exploitation of women.
She was asked to react to a comment made by Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan’s remark on the casting couch.
“It is not just in the film industry. It happens everywhere and it is the bitter truth. Don’t imagine that Parliament is immune or other workplaces are immune to it. It is time that India stood up and said #MeToo,” Chowdhary said.
It may be mentioned that Saroj Khan defended the practice of casting couch in the film industry.
The 69-year-old, who has choreographed more than 2000 songs in her career, further said the ‘tradition’ has been going on for centuries and blaming just Bollywood is unfair.
“This is going on from ‘Baba Adam’s times’, it is not new. Someone or the other always try to take an advantage of a girl. The government officials do it too, then why are we only behind the film industry? It provides livelihood at least,” she said.
“Does not rape and leave you. It is up to the girl, what she wants to do. If you don’t want to fall into wrong hands, you won’t. If you are talented, why would you sell yourself? Don’t blame the film industry’s name, it is everything to us,” she added.
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