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Raksha Bandhan 2024: Prez Droupadi Murmu asks citizens to ensure women's safety
Updated On: 19 August, 2024 11:46 AM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
As the nation celebrates Raksha Bandhan 2024 on Monday, President Droupadi Murmu extended greetings on the festival that celebrates the bond between siblings. She said the festival instills a feeling of affection and respect towards all sisters and daughters and urged the citizens to take a pledge to ensure the safety and respect of women
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As the nation celebrates Raksha Bandhan 2024 on Monday, President Droupadi Murmu extended greetings on the festival that celebrates the bond between siblings.
She said the festival instills a feeling of affection and respect towards all sisters and daughters. President Murmu`s statement comes at a time when the country is witnessing several protests, especially by the medical fraternity, over the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor inside RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
In a post on X, President Murmu said, "On the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan, I extend my heartfelt greetings and best wishes to all the countrymen. This festival, based on the feeling of love and mutual trust between brothers and sisters, instills a feeling of affection and respect towards all sisters and daughters."
She also urged the citizens to take a pledge to ensure the safety and respect of women in society.
"I would like that on this festival day, all the countrymen to take a pledge to ensure the safety and respect of women in our society," the post further reads.
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