Anti-women netas should go home, says Jairam Ramesh: Highlights

New Delhi: Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh, in an exclusive interview to NDTV, said that anger against politicians is justified and that anti-women politicians should go home.

Here are the highlights of his interview:

• Anti-women netas should go home
• The politicians should rectify mistakes
• Politicians' comments are off the wall
• There are many outlandish comments on women
• There is urgent need for political reform
• It is unfortunate that there are patriarchal and obscurantist mindsets
• Why can't political parties change their source of funding
• Why are we giving tickets to criminals
• People are asking legitimate questions
• People's anger justified but can't paint all politicians with the same brush
• Disenchantment with political system - but don't throw baby out with bathwater