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  Delhi: Rape Capital Of India

CPI(M) Demands Protection For Women

THE Delhi state committee of CPI(M) expressed its shock and anger at the spate of rapes in Delhi. In a statement issued on May 10, the Party noted that not a day passes without heart-rending reports of rapes against young women, children and adolescents. It commented that the heinous rape of a college student two days back was cruelly illustrative of the fact that Delhi is indeed the rape capital of India as well!

Criticising the Delhi police for not apprehending the rapists in this case for hours after being informed, the Party held both the Delhi police and the central government under whose control it functions squarely responsible for this situation. “The attitude of the police in such matters ranges from callousness to complicity. The home ministry makes mandatory noises of concern, conveniently forgotten in practice till the next instance that finds prominence in the press”, the statement noted.

The CPI(M) Delhi state committee made the following demands:

• Police officers responsible for the criminal delay in acting to apprehend culprits in the recent case of rape of a college student be suspended immediately and brought to book for their actions.

• Thanas and their officers be made accountable for such crimes taking place in areas under them. Any laxity on their part should invite disciplinary action against them.

• The Delhi police must ensure more regular patrolling as well as prompt response to reports regarding rape.

• All out efforts be made to apprehend rapists at the earliest and ensure the most stringent punishment to them.

• The home ministry regularly monitor performance of the police on crimes against women and ensure safety of women in the capital.

The Party also appealed to organisations of different sections of the people, political parties and ordinary citizens to raise their powerful voice and force the police and central government to protect the women of Delhi against this barbarous crime and their inhuman perpetrators.

In a joint statement, the Delhi state committees of AIDWA, CITU, SFI, DYFI have also strongly condemned the heinous rape of a college student and demanded stringent punishment for the guilty. (INN)