Priyanka Gandhi says efforts made to save accused wherever strong message on women's safety needed
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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra condemns atrocities against women in West Bengal, Bihar, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh, questioning government protection.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Friday (August 16, 2024) said atrocities against women in West Bengal, Bihar, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh (UP) have shaken the country and asserted that repeated leniency in cases, political protection for the accused and granting bail or parole to convicts let down women.
“When Government statistics show 86 rapes taking place every day, from whom should women expect protection?”, she posed in a post in Hindi on X (formerly Twitter).
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"Atrocities against women in Kolkata, Bihar, Uttarakhand and UP have shaken the entire country. At this time, women across the country are in grief and anger," Priyanka Gandhi said on X.
The Congress general secretary's remarks come amid nationwide outrage over the rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata last week.
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