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PANJIM: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) women’s wing on Friday slammed State government for rising crimes against women.
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The party picked the reported National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) statistics and expressed its disgrace and dismay. According to the report Goa’s rape rate is 7.8 per cent, double as compared to the national rate of 4.3 per cent. The State has one of the highest rates of human trafficking, which is shocking for a State this small. Moreover, there is massive pendency in cases of violence against women at 95.7 per cent. Even the State Commission for Women is defunct. “Is the law and order machinery sleeping?” asked the party in a press release.
AAP demanded a special court for cases of violence and crimes against women. They alleged that government has not taken any steps to improve the situation in terms of increasing patrolling or making women feel confident in the State. “In the Siddhi Naik case, it was found that none of the CCTV cameras in Calangute were operational. The same case can be found in Mapusa where the girl waited at a bus stop. In fact the CCTVs in the State are more ornamental as many a times they are found to not be working. This effectively means they don’t serve as a deterrent and this impact the safety of women all across State,” said AAP in the release.
