Guwahati, Sep. 23 (PTI): Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi today said children are now “not safe anywhere” in the country, while batting for a rigorous law against human trafficking, including child traffickin
He asserted that he has declared a war against crimes like rape, sexual abuse and child trafficking, and hoped the ‘Bharat Yatra’ campaign will make India safe again for children.
These are not ordinary crimes. This is a moral epidemic haunting our nation.He was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014, along with Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai.
Hailing Satyarthi’s campaign, Meghalaya Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Zenith M Sangma said that the state government will leave no stone unturned to create a child-friendly society.
Satyarthi had begun his 35-day-long nation-wide ‘Bharat Yatra’ march on September 11. The 11,000-km yatra will travel through 22 states, culminating in New Delhi on October 16.
