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Government can't provide security to everyone, says Goa BJP women's wing chief on 20-yr-old's alleged gang-rape

News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Subhayan Chakraborty | Updated on: 03 Jun 2018, 04:08:58 PM
Government can't provide security to everyone, says Goa BJP women's wing chief on 20-yr-old's alleged gang-rape (Representative Image)

New Delhi:

Goa BJP women’s wing president Sulakshana Sawant said that the government cannot provide security to every individual. The comment comes days after a 20-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped on a South Goa beach.

The opposition Congress has criticised Sawant for her ‘disgusting’ statement and demanded her resignation on moral grounds.

"The government cannot provide security to every individual. We need to change the mentality of the people. An individual can act as a protector of the other," Sawant told a press conference in Panaji on Saturday, while responding to a question on the alleged gang-rape of the woman on a South Goa beach on May 25.

The 20-year-old victim was allegedly sexually molested by three men from Indore in front of her boyfriend, the police had said.

Sawant said there was an increase in the number of rape cases being reported to the police as more women are now coming forward to report such crimes.

"The women believe that something may change if they take a step forward (and report such cases)," she added.

The BJP women’s wing would request the state tourism department to install CCTV camera on the crime-prone beaches of Goa, which attract millions of tourist every year.

Meanwhile, the Goa Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee (GPMCC) said it was the responsibility of the government to provide security to every individual.

"It is disgusting that Sawant is making such a statement. She should immediately resign on moral grounds," GPMCC chief Pratima Coutinho said and added that it was the government's responsibility to provide security to every individual, especially women.

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First Published : 03 Jun 2018, 04:08:40 PM

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