<p>The National Commission for Women (NCW) Saturday condemned Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti's statement that the Delhi Women's Commission's move against him was politically motivated.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Condemning the minister's statement, NCW member Nirmala Samant Prabhawalkar said: "It is his political fight, he cannot drag the commission (into this) for political motives." <br /><br />The member added that it was inappropriate for the Delhi law minister to challenge a constitutionally appointed body.<br /><br />Bharti, who courted controversy over his action against an alleged sex-and-drugs ring in south Delhi, Saturday said that the DCW's move against him was "politically motivated".<br /><br />Meanwhile, DCW chief Barkha Singh Saturday said there was no politics involved in the move against Bharti. "It is a routine probe," she said, adding: "The kind of blame he is putting on the women's commission shows that he knows he is guilty."<br /><br />The Delhi law minister had sent a lawyer to represent him before the Delhi Women's Commission, which had issued summons to him on complaints from five Ugandan women of harassment at the hands of a mob led by the minister. The complaints concerned the midnight raid Jan 15 led by Bharti in connection with complaints of a drug-and-prostitution racket in Khirki Extension of south Delhi.<br /><br />The minister was summoned Friday. The Delhi Commission of Women refused to allow his lawyer to represent Bharti, saying the commission's rules did not allow this. </p>
<p>The National Commission for Women (NCW) Saturday condemned Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti's statement that the Delhi Women's Commission's move against him was politically motivated.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Condemning the minister's statement, NCW member Nirmala Samant Prabhawalkar said: "It is his political fight, he cannot drag the commission (into this) for political motives." <br /><br />The member added that it was inappropriate for the Delhi law minister to challenge a constitutionally appointed body.<br /><br />Bharti, who courted controversy over his action against an alleged sex-and-drugs ring in south Delhi, Saturday said that the DCW's move against him was "politically motivated".<br /><br />Meanwhile, DCW chief Barkha Singh Saturday said there was no politics involved in the move against Bharti. "It is a routine probe," she said, adding: "The kind of blame he is putting on the women's commission shows that he knows he is guilty."<br /><br />The Delhi law minister had sent a lawyer to represent him before the Delhi Women's Commission, which had issued summons to him on complaints from five Ugandan women of harassment at the hands of a mob led by the minister. The complaints concerned the midnight raid Jan 15 led by Bharti in connection with complaints of a drug-and-prostitution racket in Khirki Extension of south Delhi.<br /><br />The minister was summoned Friday. The Delhi Commission of Women refused to allow his lawyer to represent Bharti, saying the commission's rules did not allow this. </p>