Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath on Monday launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan alleging serious surge in graph in crimes against women in Madhya Pradesh since 2003.
In continuation with his a query per day, Nath alleged that in BJP’s rule, rape cases of minor girls have risen by 249% as in 2004 as many as 710 cases of rapes were reported in MP while 2479 such cases were reported in 2016. Nath claimed that 17986 minor girls were assaulted sexually in Shivraj rule.
In BJP’s rule, over 25,000 women have been abducted, he alleged. According to Kamal Nath, 46317 rape cases have been reported in MP since 2004 to 2016.
In 13 years rule of CM Shivraj since 2005, 2,41,535 women have been subjected to various crimes, claimed the Congress president adding that crimes against women have surged by 74.99% from 2004 to 2016.
As against 504 abductions of women in 2004, 4994 of these cases were reported in 2016 thus recording a surge of whopping 755%, claimed the Congress chief.
Commenting on women suicides, Nath claimed pestered by reasons including harassment, financial troubles and depression; 27457 women ended their lives from 2004 to 2016. Over 93,000 females suffered molestation in MP in this period, he added.
He further pointed out sorry state of affairs in MP in terms of convictions in crimes against women saying there are 6733 cases of anti-women crimes are pending before various courts in MP in the year 2004. Saying that in Mama’s rule, atrocities on women have increased by 1168%, Nath alleged there were 85383 cases were pending in courts in 2016.