Daijiworld Media Network - Varanasi

Varanasi, Oct 10: Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel has stirred controversy after publicly advising women to stay away from live-in relationships, linking them to incidents of violence, during the 47th Convocation Ceremony of Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith in Varanasi.

Addressing the gathering, the Governor, who is also the Chancellor of State Universities, said, “I want to say only one thing to the girls. Live-in relationships have become a trend these days. But, stay away from it.”

Issuing a stern warning, she added, “Otherwise, you must have seen women being chopped up into 50 pieces.”

Expressing her concern over increasing incidents of partner violence, she said, “I have been hearing such news for the past few days, and I keep thinking, why

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