"Not Sincere Efforts": BJP's Swipe At Bengal Government Over Murder Probe
NDTV
"Our government has adopted a strict attitude towards crimes against women, but many states are not making sincere efforts in this direction," Rajnath Singh said.
Taking a swipe at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that many states are not sincere about tackling the rising crimes against women. Calling the brutal murder of a doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College "disgraceful", Mr Singh lamented that the strictest action was not being taken in the case.
"Considering the atrocities and crimes against women in the country, despite all the changes, it seems that a lot remains to be done. Our government has adopted a strict attitude towards crimes against women, but many states are not making sincere efforts in this direction," Rajnath Singh said at an event in Thiruvananthapuram.
"The recent heart-wrenching incident in Kolkata is very tragic and disgraceful. We have amended the law to provide for the capital punishment for heinous crimes like rape. This law should be implemented with strictness," he added.
