The ‘Paree Express’, a van introduced by the State Government recently to create awareness against violence against women and girl child, started moving in the Brahmapur police district from the old bus stand here on Saturday after being flagged off by local MlA Dr Ramesh Chandra Chyaupatnaik.
Addressing the gathering at the ‘Paree Pain Katha Tiye’ programme, the MlA said everybody in the society should bear responsibility in stopping violence against women and girls and for this all have to remain alert.
Gopalpur MlA Dr Pradeep Kumar Panigrahi stressed on promotion of moral education to check the illegal act.
DIG said relatives and neigbours are involved in 90 per cent of sexual abuse incidents and, thus, parents should come forward to lodge cases against culprits so that they would be punished. Brahmapur SP Pinak Mishra highlighted about the programme.
Among others, Mayor K Madhavi, Commissioner Chakraborty Singh Rathore, Sub-Collector Sidhartha Sankar Swain Deputy Mayor Jyostna Nayak were present.
On the occasion, messages sent by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, DGP Dr RP Sharma and Chief Secretary AP Padhi were read out by ASP Trinath Patel.
Children organised various cultural programmes. IICs of various police stations, traffic volunteers and members of various organisations were present.