New Delhi: The National Commission for Women(NCW) took cognisance of the incident wherein a women Congress leader was beaten up by party worker and said that a letter will be sent to the Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police to arrest the culprits.
"Today morning I saw a video that was tagged to me where a political party worker was being beaten up by around 26 people who had surrounded her. I have take cognizance of the incident. A letter will be written to the DGP of UP police to arrest all the guilty persons, Sharma said in a video posted on twitter.
She added, "This is a very serious matter. We say we want more women in politics but how will this possible if party leaders behave like gundas at the party meeting? How will women be empowered and how will they be encouraged with this behaviour?"
The video in question was of a Congress party meeting that took place in UP's Deoria.
Congress leader Tara Yadav, who was thrashed by party workers in Uttar Pradesh for questioning the party's decision to field Mukund Bhaskar from Deoria Assembly seat in the upcoming by-polls, said that giving a ticket to a 'rapist' will malign the image of the party.