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Members of Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee during a protest event in Dimapur on Tuesday.[/caption]
Dimapur, April 17 (EMN): The Nagaland Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee (NPMCC) on Tuesday staged a rally to protest what it stated was the ‘recent spate of rape and murder cases of women and minors and the BJP’s complicity over growing crimes including Unnao and Kathua rape cases’
The Nagaland unit of Congress issued a press release stating that the protest was held outside the party’s Dimapur unit office. “Addressing the occasion at Dimapur DCC complex, N Lucy, president, NPMCC said the black day is being observed as women and children across the nation have lost freedom, safety and security. She said merciless rapes and barbaric mutilation and murders of women and minors have increased under BJP whose complicity has rendered the country unsafe for women and children.
“Lucy said that today, the call today is ‘Justice for Asifa’ but cautioned that the same fate may befall anyone as the ruling BJP is doing nothing to deliver justice to the victims nor to improve safety and security to women and children. She said arrests in the recent cases highlighted in the media were made because of public outcry while BJP
netas tried to shelter the accused and defended them with the national flag. Adding that the nation is no longer safe for women and children, she said the problem was compounded by the fear of social stigma leading to many cases going unreported,” the statement read.
Also addressing the event, Tiala Sapu, the working president of Dimapur District Mahila Congress Committee said though such incidents of gruesome rape were reported in the media, many goes unreported. “She said the trend has degenerated into victimizing not only women but even minors in the most inhuman crimes for which the black day is being observed to extend solidarity with the victims and their families.
“Adding that the programme is not a political movement but a movement of humanity to show concern against the decadence of social values and against the growing crimes being perpetrated agains women and minors across the nation. She further called upon Mahila Congress workers to come forward in numbers and vehemently condemn the barbaric acts and appealed for increased safety and security to women and children,” the press release informed.
