National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) national president Aruna Roy on Sunday demanded immediate arrest of minor girl student gangrape accused. She was addressing the Odisha State Council meeting of the Utkal Mahila Samiti here.
She expressed her concern over armed forces’ behaviour in tribal areas which endangers the tribal lifestyle and over the Kunduli issue in Odisha where the minor girl being raped allegedly by armed force in uniform.
She also expressed agony over merciless attacks on girl students in the Banaras Hindu University and the way the BJP Government’s anti-women attitude was displayed. The Modi Government is intruding into the privacy of people in the name of Aadhaar card, she said.
She urged the women community to put up a united fight to save the unity in diversity of India which is under threat now. She also appealed to people to join the campaign ‘Save India, Save Constitution’ to be held on October 30.
NFIW national general secretary Annie D Raja insisted on a 33-per cent reservation for women in Parliament and State Assemblies immediately.