Sir — This refers to the news that the Delhi Commission for Women had summoned law Minister Somnath Bharti.
There have been numerous instances where the National Commission for Women Chairperson has passed verbal strictures before the media and even written to the Prime Minister against erring Union Ministers and parliamentarians, but has also expressed helplessness to do anything more. If the Chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Women has the power to summon a Delhi Minister, why do such powers not rest with the NCWIJ