Crimes against women unpardonable sins, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called crimes against women an “unpardonable sin”, adding that the guilty should not be spared.
Addressing Lakhpati Didi Sammelan in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon, the prime minister said,”Along with increasing the strength of mothers, sisters and daughters, their safety is also the priority of the country. I have raised this issue repeatedly from the Red Fort. Today, be it any state of the country, I understand the pain and anger of my sisters and daughters.”
“I will once again tell every political party of the country, every state government that crime against women is an unpardonable sin. Whoever is guilty, he should not be spared,” ANI quoted PM Modi as saying.
“Those who help him in any form should not be spared. Be it a hospital, school, government or police system, at whatever level negligence occurs, everyone should be held accountable. The message should go very clearly from top to bottom. This sin is unpardonable. Governments will keep coming and going, but protecting life and protecting women’s dignity is a big responsibility of all of us, both as a society and as a government,” Modi added.
The prime minister’s remark comes amid the ongoing nationwide protests against the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital.