India, April 21 -- The Bihar State Women's Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of remarks made by independent MP Pappu Yadav on women, saying that politicians "prey" on women and that they can't enter politics without going to a "male leader's room".

The state women's body has issued a notice to Yadav, seeking his response within three days on why he made the statements and why his Lok Sabha membership should not be cancelled.

The notice follows a series of remarks by Yadav on the condition of women in society and politics, while talking about the recent women's reservation amendment bill which was defeated in Lok Sabha over disagreement on the issue of delimitation.

Pappu Yadav said, "...In India, women are called goddesses, but ...