Despite creating awareness and stringent ction against offenders, foetus killing goes unabated in a country as about 80 lakh killings have been reported in last 10 years, said Baleswar MP RK Jena , while addressing a gathering at a function by the lekhika Sansad here.
Attending the meeting as chief guest, Jena said in India, the death due to terrorists and subversive activities while was around 560 per annum yet the foetus killing mainly of female is around 8 lakh and around 24,000 cases of dowry deaths have been reported. The figures are very alarming for a progressive country, he stated.
Therefore, the need of the hour is to protect the girl child in the womb and here, the family members, social activists ,non Government organizations and women rights bodies have a crucial role to play by way of intensifying awareness.
Recipient Kendra Sahitya Akademi Binapani Mohanty, litterateurs Dipti Das, Nibedita Mohanty, literary body secretary Sakuntala Baliarsing were among others who spoke.
On the occasion, Nibedita Mohanty , Prabhat Nalini Mohapatra , Pushpanjali Nayak and Binapani Mohanty were felicitated while a novel of Sindu Sen ‘Agneya Sila’ was unveiled.