[11][12][13] In October 2020, Wadhwa sought SNP candidacy for MSP for Edinburgh Central and Stirling constituencies for the upcoming 2021 Scottish Parliament election.
[14][15][2] Campaign group For Women Scotland said that the party had broken the Equality Act by placing her on an all female shortlist due to Wadhwa not having a gender recognition certificate.
[18] She left the SNP after MSPs backed an amendment to allow survivors of rape and sexual violence to pick the sex rather than the gender of the person examining them.
She described the focus on whether she had a Gender Recognition Certificate racist as well as transphobic for failing to account for Indian cultural norms as she transitioned in India and emigrated to the UK with her passport stating she was female.
[6] The abuse received at the ERCC included hate speech on social media and on phone calls, letters and emails containing baseless accusations of predatory behaviour, racist commentary, and threats of vigilante violence.
[6] YouTuber Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull released a video which, according to OpenDemocracy, "made a series of unfounded and unevidenced accusations about Wadhwa and her work".
[17] JK Rowling stated that Wadhwa's comments inspired her to create Beira's Place, a support centre which does not hire or serve trans women.
"[17][26] In May 2024, an employment tribunal gave a decision in favour of Roz Adams, who was constructively dismissed by Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre.
[27][28] The disciplinary process, which the tribunal described as "completely spurious and mishandled", began after Adams sought clarity on how to respond to a survivor who asked the sex of a non-binary employee.
[30] In November 2024, the tribunal ruled that ERCC must pay Adams £68,989.71 as compensation for discrimination, constructive dismissal, and emotional pain and suffering.
ERCC was also ordered to make a public apology to Adams on its website, and to refer sexual assault survivors to Beira's Place.
[31][32] In September 2024, Wadhwa resigned from the ERCC following a review commissioned by Rape Crisis Scotland which said she "did not understand the limits on her role's authority, when to refer decisions to trustees and failed to set professional standards of behaviour".