Alleging in an alarming rise in atrocities and crimes against girls and women in Odisha under the BJD Government, the State BJP Mahila Morcha launched a State-wide Mahila Suraksha Yatra on Thursday.
The yatra kicked off from seven prominent temples, including Sikharchandi Temple in Bhubaneswar, Chandi Temple in Cuttack, Bhadrakali Temple in Bhadrak, Samleswari Temple in Sambalpur, Maa Mangala Temple in Puri’s Kakatpur, Kandhuni Temple in Ganjam’s Sorada and Patneswari Temple in Patnagarh and was led by the Mahila Morcha leaders like Pravati Parida, Sangita Singh Deo, Radharani Panda, Kumidini Patnaik and others.
During the 11-day Yatra, the activists will cover seven routes while holding 450 public meetings and have plans to sensitise the women their rights, safety and security.
lekhashree Samantsinghar, who led the Yatra in Bhadrak said, “We have launched the Mahila Suraksha Yatra for the security, security and dignity of women after seeking the blessing of Maa Bhadrakali here. I would be accompanied by our leaders from Bhadrak, Baleswar and Mayurbhanj and try to reach every household in the State and create awareness. The Yatra will conclude on May 29.”
“The Naveen Patnaik-led BJD Government has failed to provide safety to women. Be it a three-year-old or a 53-year-old woman, no one is safe in the State. The Government has miserably failed to address the rising crime against women,” said a woman activist.