INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
"disgusted" even to talk about the recent rapes that have shaken and outraged the nation
The 75-year-old megastar was asked to respond to the Kathua and Unnao rapes as the ambassador of the government's "Beti Bachao-Beti Padao"
campaign, a slogan that has been lampooned by critics after the incidents."Mujhe uss vishay par charcha karne mein ghinn aati hai
So uss vishay ko uchhalo mat (I feel disgusted even talking about it
So, don't rake up this issue)
It's terrible to even talk about it," Mr Bachchan told reporters.The actor was speaking at a promotional event for his upcoming film "102
Kashmir's Kathua in JanuarySeveral celebrities have reacted with anger and demanded justice for the victims of the Kathua, Unnao and Surat
rape cases.In Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, an eight-year-old girl was held captive in a small village temple, drugged, tortured and
gang-raped repeatedly before being killed
Details of the horror the child endured before dying, revealed in a chargesheet recently, have jolted the nation and driven thousands to the
streets for protests.A 15-year-old in UP has alleged that she was raped by a BJP lawmaker in Unnao and no action was taken for nearly a year
The case surfaced when she tried to kill herself in front of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's home earlier this month.In a third case, a
child was found dead in Gujarat's Surat with over 80 wounds on her body, which indicated rape and torture.Several celebrities have posted
