Mallikarjun Kharge slams Modi govt over issue of women's safety

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday hit out at the Centre over womens safety saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi has talked about the issue many times in his speeches from the Red Fort but his government has not done anything concrete that could prevent crimes against womenCongress president Mallikarjun Kharge asserted that crimes against women are a serious issue and preventing these crimes is a big challenge for the countryWe all have to unite and find solutions to this by taking along every section of the society the Congress chief said in a post in Hindi on XHis remarks come amid uproar against the backdrop of the nationwide outcry over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata and also cases of rape of girls in other parts of the countryAny injustice done to our women is intolerable painful and highly condemnable We need to ensure equal rights to daughters not Beti Bachao Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge saidWomen need safety not protection Every hour 43 crimes against women are recorded in the country Everyday 22 crimes are registered against women and children of the most vulnerable Dalittribal class of our country There are countless crimes that are not even registered out of fear intimidation social reasons the Congress chief saidPrime Minister Modi has talked about womens safety many times in his speeches at the Red Fort but his government has not done anything concrete in the last 10 years that could prevent crimes against women he allegedOn the contrary his party has also assassinated the character of the victim many times which is shameful Kharge claimedWill painting Beti Bachao on every wall bring about social change or make governments law and order competent Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge askedAre we able to take preventive measures Has our criminal justice system improved Are the exploited and deprived sections of society now able to live in a safe environment he saidHas the government and administration not tried to hide a crime he askedHas the police stopped forcibly cremating the victims so that the truth does not come out the Congress chief further askedWe have to think that when the Nirbhaya incident happened in Delhi in 2012 the recommendations of the Justice Verma Committee were implemented are we able to fully implement those recommendations today Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge saidAre the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Prevention Prohibition and Redressal Act passed in 2013 being followed properly so that a fearfree environment can be created for our women at the workplace Kharge saidHe stressed that the Constitution has given equal status to womenBe it gender sensitisation curriculum or gender budgeting women call centres or basic facilities like street lights and women washrooms in our cities or our police reforms or judicial reforms now the time has come for us to take every step that can ensure a fearfree environment for women Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said