Kolkata Rape Case: President Droupadi Murmu expressed her powerful indignation and demanded immediate action after a fledgling doctor was brutally gang-raped and subsequently murdered at a hospital in Kolkata. In her eloquent column released by PTI, Murmu stated, “Enough is enough.” She underscored that this is the time for India to crush the “perversion” of the women-related crime.
President Murmu Responds to Kolkata Rape Case
Murmu’s comments were made in reaction to the August 9th event that killed a trainee doctor from RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata. The President expressed her deep disappointment and shock over the heinous act of Kolkata Rape Case, stating that no advanced civilization can bear atrocities of its daughters and sisters. She writes the article with the title “Women’s Safety: Enough is Enough.”, it reflects a very strong position on the issue and it is more a standpoint of need for action to be taken for the protection of women.
Call for Nationwide Accountability and Justice
The President’s comments have caused a great stir across the political spectrum. Congress leader Pawan Khera was the one who criticized the pick only of Kolkata and in fact, he suggested to inspect several other states has like Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh, how these states tackle this problem. Khera umpteen the President to look after other party politics and address the sexual abuse in Manipur and the issue of women boxers. He encouraged the BJP government as well as the state governments to be responsible for their decisions regarding these cases.
Pawan Khera Wrote on Twitter That, “Respected Madam President, you need to teach a lesson to the governments for the increasing crimes against women not only in Kolkata but also in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Bihar, UP and MP across the country. You need to come forward to get justice for the incidents of sexual exploitation of women wrestlers in Manipur. You need to rise above party politics. Show courage to hold not only the opposition but also the ruling BJP and its double engine governments accountable.”
President Murmu’s Assertive Call for Change
The Kolkata Rape Case has encouraged people to come together, and this has had a significant influence on the whole matter of women’s safety. The President’s words has been deeply echoing and is pointing out the necessity for the change in the whole system and the better security of the women’s all over the country.
In India, President Murmu, through her candor and assertiveness in expressing her stance, is demonstrating the pivotal point in the ongoing discourse centered on the issue of women’s safety. It is a clarion call for a collective front to the issue, which erodes a women’s space in the public discourse and resorts to shaming them being trafficked for some reasons: commercial, and others suffering from domestic violence and so on, and consequently rendering their life volatile and insecure. She also indicates the victims’ due justice, apart from the prevention of sexual harassment and the punishment.