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Hundreds out in Guwahati demanding punishment for molesters
Sunday July 15, 2012 07:04:04 PM,
IANS
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Guwahati: Hundreds of
people, mostly women, on Sunday took out a protest rally through
the streets of Guwahati demanding exemplary punishment to the
culprits of the July 9 incident of molestation of a teenage girl
on the streets of Guwahati.
The rally mainly called by Assam's farmers' body Krishak Mukti
Sangram Samiti (KMSS), was also supported by Nirjatan Birodhi
Oikya Mancha and several other women and human rights groups.
The participants even braved rains that lashed the city since
morning and shouted slogans against the failure of the state
government to protect women in the city. The protestors also
carried placards, which were written demanding a ban on a private
news channel, News Live, for the alleged role of one its
journalist in instigating the mob to strip the victim in public.
The channel has denied this.
"We condemn the role being played by the police and district
administration over the case. The administration took a long time
to act and only six of the culprits have been arrested so far.
This shows the failure of the state government to provide
protection to people, particularly women," said Sumitra Hazarka,
an activist.
"There are allegations that a journalist of a private news channel
is involved in inciting the mob to strip the girl in public. If
that is so, it is condemnable and there should be action against
him too," she said adding that there must be an inquiry into the
whole incident.
"There have been several cases of atrocities on women across the
state and in most cases, justice remains eluded. A few days back,
a woman Congress legislator of Assam -Rumi Nath was beaten up
severely by mob in Karimganj town. Police including the body
guards of the legislator remained mute spectators. The attackers
of Rumi Nath are still absconding," said another woman protestor
while adding that the situation will turn worse if the government
does not act tough now.
The protest rally also shouted slogans in front of the office of
News Live, located on the busy GS Road.
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