PANAJI
Aam Aadmi Party women’s wing on Friday slammed the State government for the rising crimes against women.
In a press release, AAP stated that the recent NCRB statistics have stunned Goans with shocking cases in the last month. Goa’s rape rate is 7.8%, double as compared to the national rate of 4.3%. Goa has one of the highest rates of human trafficking, which is shocking for a state this small. Moreover, there is massive pendency in cases of violence against women at 95.7%. Even the State Commission for Women is defunct.
Is the law and order machinery sleeping? AAP questioned.
The release further states that AAP has demanded a special court for cases of violence and crimes against women.
AAP states that the government must set up courts to deal with such cases and get rid of the incredibly high pendency in courts. "The government has not taken any steps to improve the situation in terms of increasing patrolling or making women feel confident in Goa. In the Siddhi Naik case, it was found that none of the CCTV cameras in Calangute were operational. The same problem was in Mapusa, where the girl waited at a bus stop," states AAP in the press release.
“It is shocking that Goa, which was once considered a safe state, is witnessing such a high rate of crimes, and we see that Goa has a higher rape rate than the national average. The government has turned law and order into a joke!” said Adv Sushma Gaude, AAP Goa Women’s Wing Vice President.
“Is this women empowerment? If women are afraid to leave their houses? And when crimes take place against us the government and CM holds us, the victims responsible? Why is it not easy for us to access justice? Why is Siddhi Naik’s family made to run from pillar to post for justice?” asked Gaude.
“What is the government doing to protect the women of Goa? The CM has failed to protect Goa and its women,” said Patricia Fernandes, AAP Women's Wing President.
