It might be time for the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM) to bite its tongue. Just a day after the right wing party called for a ban on tight jeans & tops, mobile phones and live-in relationships, to check growing obscenity and crimes against women, it has, now, said that item girls should be branded prostitutes. The General secretary of the party, Naveen Tyagi, while speaking with Times Now, said that the outfit will appeal to the Supreme Court to rule that item girls and heroines who wear skimpy clothes are sex-workers.

This is not a new issue. Much has been said about it. While we keep shifting blame, absurd claims are being made about why women are violated. (Read: chowmein, calling bhaiyya, not legalising child marriage, unicorns)

Yes, item songs are problematic. Yes, they do objectify women. Yes, the lyrics often make us cringe. But isn't it ridiculous to pin the blame on the actress?