State BJP Mahila Morcha organized a day long dharna at Morhabadi ground in Capital city protesting against the Dumka gang rape incident, demanding immediate arrest of the accused. The dharna headed by BJP Mahila (women) morcha president Arti Kujur said, “If the police fail to arrest the accused immediately they will be left with no other alternative but to intensify their agitation. Also, the Mahila morcha members will gift bangles to CM Hemant Soren marking a protest.”
Kujur said rape incidents, especially those tribal against women have gone up in State after the coalition government came to power. The Mahila morcha leader demanded police probe in all rape incidents in Dumka, so that the accused gets severe punishment and the case should be heard in the fast track court.
Similar protest was held in Dumka district too where BJP Mahila morcha members headed by former minister Louis Marandi staged a demonstration in front of the Sido Kanhu Chowk against the increasing atrocities against women in the district. Marandi alleged that the government was not doing anything to stop atrocities against women. Chief Minister Hemant Soren had proved to be incompetent in handling the situation and he should resign.
The incident allegedly had took place under Mufassil police station on Tuesday night when the woman returning from a weekly village market with her husband.
The woman, mother of five children was allegedly gang raped by 17 men while the accused held hostage her husband. The police registered an FIR against 17 people including a person known to the survivor.
Meanwhile, in other development, BJP legislative party leader and former chief minister Babulal Marandi today attacked the state government for delaying panchayat elections. Marandi was addressing a press conference in the state office today.
He said that assembly and local bodies’ elections were held in several states including Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Rajasthan. Bye elections were held in Jharkhand too, but the State government by postponing panchayat and local bodies’ elections is trying to increase corruption and loot of public money through government officials.
He said that due to postponement of local bodies and panchayat elections, the money received by the Central government for the development of the village will be stopped. The villages will be deprived of Central assistance leading to unemployment in rural areas.