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Haryana Minister stirs a row, calls Geetika 'servant' of Kanda

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Sharma, the Minister for Labour and Employment who also said that the case in which Kanda has been booked is not "such a big" one, came under fire today from BJP and women's bodies who described the remark as insensitive, insulting and shameful. Geetika's brother Ankit demanded an apology from the minister.

"This isn't such a big case. He(Kanda) appointed her (Geetika) as a servant by mistake," Sharma, a Congress leader, said referring to the Geetika suicide case while participating in jailed Kanda

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First Published: Jul 28 2010 | 12:23 PM IST

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