TEAM HERALD
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PORVORIM: Claiming that perpetrators of crimes against women should not be allowed to go scot free, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday stated that the culprits should be punished by the judiciary as well as by society.
Addressing the state-level function in Mapusa to mark International Women’s Day, Parrikar said he has directed the police department to register each and every crime committed against women.
“The police will conduct investigations impartially so that the culprit can be punished,” said Parrikar.
The state-level function was organized by the Directorate of Women and Child Development of Goa in association with Goa State Commission for Women.
“Unless the mindsets of the males are changed, crimes against women will not decrease. Some males in the society treat women as sex objects, due to which crimes against women are on the rise,” stated Parrikar.
He opined that women can also play a major role in changing the mindset of males.
“While bringing up her children, the mother should not discriminate between a son and daughter and she should teach her son to respect women with dignity. If this is done by each and every mother, then crimes against women will reduce,” Parrikar added.
On the occasion, Parrikar presented the ‘Yashodamini Puraskar’ for the year 2012 and 2013 to women who have excelled in various fields. Recipients of the ‘Yashodamini Puraskar’ for the year 2012 are Shubhalaxmi R Mandrekar and Malini Chari (art and culture), Deeplaxmi Avati (sports), Sumedha Kamat Dessai and Meghana Kurundwadkar (literature), Vijaya N. Sheldekar (social work) and Suhashini Prabhugaonkar (journalism).
Recipients of the ‘Yashodamini Puraskar’ for the year 2013 are Ana Pinto (social work), Mangala More (art and culture) and Shilpa J Bonsle (education).
Goa State Commission for Women Chairperson Vidya Shet Tanawde welcomed the gathering, while Meghna Dewari compered the programme.
