Saturday, 17 August 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The chief spokesperson of the Uttarakhand of Congress, Garima Mehra Dasauni emphasised that the BJP national spokesman Pratyush Kant should adopt the same attitude towards the BJP governments regarding women’s safety. Following a Press conference held by Kant at the BJP State headquarters regarding the rape and murder of a female doctor in Kolkata, Dasauni pointed out that if there have been lapses in women’s safety in Kolkata under West Bengal chief minsiter Mamata Banerjee’s government, it is justifiable to question it. However, she criticised the biased attitude of BJP leaders who remain silent on heinous crimes, gang rapes and brutal murders of women in States where the BJP is in office, which is highly condemnable.
Dasauni highlighted incidents of violence against women in different locations, including the recent case in Udham Singh Nagar similar to the Kolkata rape case, where a nurse was raped and murdered. She expressed disappointment that the national spokesman of the BJP did not address these horrific events with the same level of concern.
Additionally, she brought attention to a case in Haridwar where a 13-year-old girl was gang-raped and killed by an official from the BJP’s OBC cell, stressing the need for the spokesperson to acknowledge such tragedies. She pointed out the ongoing silence of BJP spokespersons on cases involving party leaders and their relatives in various regions, emphasising the lack of government action in addressing crimes against women. Further, she elaborated that the matter concerning women’s safety is deemed a profoundly serious and sensitive subject. It should not be treated casually like a football that the BJP can pass over to the opposition while evading accountability.
