A total of 134 sitting Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs) have cases related to crimes against women, which includes 21 MPs and 113 MLAs.
Seven Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members are facing rape charges, maximum in any party, revealed a report.
In the report, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW) said that of 762 sitting MPs and 4,001 sitting MLAs analysed, 134 sitting MPs or MLAs have declared cases related to crimes against women.
The report said among the 134 sitting MPs or MLAs with declared cases related to crimes against women, 21 are sitting MPs and 113 are sitting MLAs.
The report also pointed out that among various parties, BJP has the highest number of sitting MPs or MLAs with 44 members against whom cases of crime against women have been registered.
In the second spot is the Congress with 25 followed by AAP with 13 sitting MPs or MLAs who have declared cases related to crimes against women.
The report said: “Of 134 sitting MPs and MLAs who have declared cases related to crimes against women, 18 sitting MPs and MLAs have declared cases related to rape. Among these, 18 sitting MPs and MLAs with declared cases related to rape, four are sitting MPs and 14 are sitting MLAs.”
Among the parties, the BJP has the highest number of sitting MPs and MLAs with cases of rape registered. It said that cases of rape have been registered against seven BJP MPs and MLAs, while six Congress MPs and MLAs are facing cases of rape.
It said that 134 sitting MPs/MLAs have declared cases of crimes against women such as charges related to assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty, kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc.
The report said among the states, West Bengal has the highest number of sitting MPs and MLAs facing declared cases of crimes among women.
