Brinda Karat expresses concern over the rise in crimes against women

VIJAYAWADA: AIDWA senior leader and former member of Rajya Sabha Brinda Karat expressed concern over the increase in crimes against women in the country since BJP was voted to power in 2014. She said the world was shocked over the incidents of crime against women that took place in Manipur. She participated as the chief guest at the concluding programme of the ‘Poru Yatra’ organised by AIDWA at the Gymkhana Grounds in Vijayawada on Tuesday.

More than 200 AIDWA teams travelled over 6,000 km from various parts of Andhra Pradesh to Vijayawada to attend the concluding programme. Addressing the AIDWA activists and the women, Brinda Karat alleged that crimes against women were on the rise in the BJP ruled States since the BJP came to power in 2014.

She said PM Modi has no right to rule the country as the double Engine Sarkar in Manipur failed to check violence.

Pointing out that tribal women were paraded naked and gang-raped in Manipur, she questioned what the BJP government did when such brutal incidents were taking place.

She called upon the women to oppose such violence unitedly. She said every day 86 sexual harassment cases and 1,151 crimes against women were being reported in the country.

Brinda Karat demanded that fast track courts should be set up for speedy trial of cases and the guilty must be sternly punished. AIDWA national treasurer S Punyavathi, State general secretary D Ramadevi, senior leaders P Bharati, Yarlagadda Joya, Sramika Mahila Sangham convener K Dhanalakshmi and other leaders attended the meeting.