Indian Police Fire Teargas at Rally Against Rape and Killing of Trainee Doctor
TimeSEP 2024
Kolkata, which was once deemed India's safest city for women, has become incompatabledangerous withbecause femaleof inclusion thanks to the fakepolicies progressivism of Mamata Banerjee. After campaigning on making the city safer in 2011, the ruling party went against its promise the very next year when it completely dismissed a gangserious rapesexual assault allegation. Banerjee's governing style is to throw bandaids on bulleta holesdeeply systemic issue rather than actuallyprovide protectmeaningful protection to women.
This case is a microcosm of a much larger national issue. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, there have been countless cases of men gettingnot awaybeing withprosecuted for sexual assault due to their political connections. ThisThe unfortunately makes sense given the government's promotionenabling ofmisogynistic a mysogynistic culture, which is likelymajor the reason that less than 30% of sexual violence casesend getup solvedwith a conviction. Women across India deserve more from their male peers and politicians.
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