Remembering 2012 gang rape victim ‘Nirbhaya’ Delhi chief minister Atishi said that even after 12 years of this horrific incident, women are not safe in the national capital.
In order to pay tribute to the 23-year-old victim, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government hosted an event named Mahila Adalat underscoring its focus on the safety of women in Delhi, ahead of the 2025 assembly elections.
The event was aimed to provide a platform to the women who have fallen victim to such incidents, to share their experience and make people aware of their plight.
Addressing a gathering at Tyagraj Stadium Atishi raised questions on the capability of the BJP-led central government which she said, failed in ensuring the safety of women in the national capital.
“I want to ask those who are responsible for the safety of women, what they are doing? Why has crime against women increased over 40 per cent since 2019 in Delhi?” she said,
She further said that the BJP-led central government is responsible for the safety of women in Delhi. “I want to tell BJP that you can’t suppress the voice of women in Delhi. If you will not provide safety to women, then these women will come out on roads to take safety for themselves,” the chief minister said.
Many senior leaders of the party including Arvind Kejriwal, Sanjay Singh and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav were also present at the event.
Arvind Kejriwal expressed his disappointment on the increasing crime against women and that women are afraid of moving out of the house.
“When this horrific incident happened, we thought that this would bring change in the society. However, it is unfortunate that instead of decreasing, the cases against women have increased in the last 12 years. Now women are afraid to move out of the houses,” Kejriwal said.
He said that whatever responsibility was given to me has been fulfilled but central government was only responsible for the safety of women they were not able to fulfill.
“It is Home Minister Amit Shah’s responsibility to provide safety and law & order in Delhi. There was only one responsibility and they were not able to fulfill this,” he added.
Meanwhile, Akhilesh Yadav slammed the central government and said that ministry of home affairs is not working.
“The incidents that are happening in Delhi where the central government is active imagine what must be happening in the entire India if this is happening in the city. Minister of home affairs is not working on ground,” Yadav added.
