Monday 24 December 2012

CPI ondemns the continued lathicharge and teargas on the people in Delhi


Central Secretariat of the Communist Party of India has today issued the following statement to the press:
 The Secretariat of the CPI condemns the continued lathicharge and teargas on the people in Delhi, who are protesting against the rapes and demanding strong action against culprits. The people’s anger is fully justified. Delhi and other cities have become unsafe for our women. The number of rapes in Delhi, the capital of India in 2011 is 572, according to National Crime Records Bureau. In the last five years Delhi recorded 2,620 rapes. What a shame?
Delhi chief minister expresses her helplessness as the Delhi police is under Union home ministry. The statements of Union home secretary and Delhi police are irresponsible and refusing to accept the accountability. This is not acceptable.
The 23-year old para-medical student’s gang rape in a running bus and throwing her out of bus along with her friend after being severely beaten up and tortured, naturally caused anger among the people, who are demanding capital punishment to the culprits and strong action for the security of our women in the capital city. In the last ten years less than 25 per cent of rape cases, convicts are punished and 75 per cent let off because of lack of evidence. Police failed to build up the cases properly. There is a possibility of negligence and surrender to culprits from the department.
The demonstrations of students, women and general public are spontaneous. This is a symbolic signal of the anger of the people against the miserable failure of the home ministry and the government of India in protecting the honour of our women and maintaining normal law and order.
CPI demands strong action which itself alone can give concrete assurance to the people that such heinous crimes against women will not be repeated in the Capital and other areas. The home minister and prime minister should take responsibility and reply to the Nation.
(S.S.BHUSARI)

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