Bhubaneswar: The Congress in Odisha announced a state-wide protest on March 10, alleging a rise in crimes against women after the BJP came to power here in June last year.
State Congress president Bhakta Charan Das alleged that there was “no governance” in the state after the BJP formed the government and women were the worst affected by this “lawlessness”.
“At least seven women are subjected to some form of humiliation in the state every day. Had there been the rule of law, the situation would have been different,” he said on Wednesday attacking the BJP government.
Das said Congress workers will demonstrate in every district headquarters town on March 10 to protest the rise in crimes against women.
In a statement, the state Congress claimed that 1,600 women-related cases have been reported in the last eight months, and of them, 54 are of gang rape.
“This shows how the women are safe in the state. Therefore, the Congress will certainly stage agitation across the state over the matter,” it said.
Rejecting the Congress’s allegations, the chief minister had on Monday claimed the number of crimes against women in the state has declined after the BJP came to power, and that his government will soon publish a White Paper on the issue.
