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Kiran Bedi is one woman who believes more in action than in words.
The Puducherry Lieutenant Governor, recently went out for a security check in the city to see how safe it was for women to venture out in the night.
Taking a ride in the back of a scooty, Ms Bedi went to several places across the city and analyzed that it was relatively safe.
From a midnight incognito #Suraksha Round to the 6AM weekend #Swachh Round… pic.twitter.com/qn9OVZYYod— Lt. Gov. Puducherry (@LGov_Puducherry) August 19, 2017
“Found Puducherry reasonably safe at night. But will be improved,” Bedi wrote in a Twitter post. “Also urge people to connect with PCR,100/ & inform their concerns.”
She also shared a video clip of her ride across various corners of the city:
A clip of Night Round done ‘incognito’ to check how safe was it for women++during late night hours.
Helped identify areas for improvement.. pic.twitter.com/1BeMsL1JQX— Kiran Bedi (@thekiranbedi) August 19, 2017
However many people did point out why she was not wearing a helmet, stating that the rules shouldn’t bend for her just because she’s the LG – Bedi rebutted by saying that not wearing one was a deliberate choice to assess the situation of woman’s safety. “Not wearing helmet was a careful choice. Both wanted to appear vulnerable & wanted to see how we women driving a scooty at nite r looked at,” Bedi Tweeted.
Not wearing helmet was a careful choice. Both wanted to appear vulnerable & wanted to see how we women driving a scooty at nite r looked at https://t.co/SkGfvQlBR6— Kiran Bedi (@thekiranbedi) August 19, 2017
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