Monday, February 7, 2011

[ZESTCaste] It is 'rule of thugs' in Uttar Pradesh: Krishna Tirath

 

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It is 'rule of thugs' in Uttar Pradesh: Krishna Tirath

IANS
It is 'rule of thugs' in Uttar Pradesh: Krishna Tirath
2011-02-07 17:10:00

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Union Women and Child Development Minister
Krishna Tirath Monday lashed out at the Uttar Pradesh administration,
terming it as 'goonda-raj (rule of thugs)'.

The minister said that she will visit the state over the next few days
to take stock of the deteriorating law and order situation, especially
concerning women.

'UP mein goonda-raj, jungle-raj chal raha hai (it is the rule of thugs
and jungle in UP). There is absolute lawlessness and this must be
stopped,' Tirath told reporters here.

The minister was reacting to the shocking case of a teenaged Dalit
girl who was subjected to a brutal attack late Saturday after she
resisted a rape attempt.

The girl's ear was nearly chopped off and fingers smashed by three
youths in her village in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district, police had
said Sunday.

The teenager was attacked with a sharp-edged weapon. One man has been arrested.

'I have asked for a report on the matter from the National Commission
for Women (NCW) within two days. After that I will visit the state
personally to take stock of the situation,' Tirath said.

'I will meet the officials, the chief secretary and will also speak to
Chief Minister Mayawati on the issue. I will also talk to the people
to hear what they have to say... we can't let these things keep
happening,' she added.

'What is worse is that in many cases politicians and ministers are
found to be involved. This is unacceptable,' the minister said.

Earlier NCW chairperson Girija Vyas said that the commission has taken
suo motu cognizance of the issue and has formed a committee to
investigate the matter.

'Crime against women in UP are committed again and again. I had
visited Kanpur and Lucknow just recently and had meetings with
different people and government officials and they assured that such
incidents will not happen again, but it has,' Vyas said.

'I have also written to the chief minister that she herself should do
something for the Dalit girl. But I have found that the government and
police are not sensitive. Even after so many rape cases, nobody takes
up the responsibility to do something about it,' she added.

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