Delhi gang rape protests : Sushilkumar Shinde appears to equate protesters with Maoists
December 24, 2012
Margashirsha Shuklapaksha 11, Kaliyug Varsha 5114
Only Hindu Rashtra having righteous and patriotic rulers is the only solution to stop this anarchy !
New Delhi : As the political leadership struggled to deal with public anger over gangrape of a girl here, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde today appeared to bracket angry protesters at India Gate with armed Maoists.
"It is very easy to ask the Home Minister to go to India Gate and talk. Tomorrow if any other party's demonstration goes on why should not the Home Minister go there. Tomorrow Congress and BJP will demonstrate, tomorrow Maoists will come here to demonstrate with weapons," he said in various interviews.
Shinde said the people should understand the government's role and the government should not go anywhere.
"This will happen tomorrow, for any government. Why should the government go anywhere?" he said.
Asked whether he was trying to compare the protesters with the Maoists, the Home Minister said, "You don't separate it from law and order. I have already talked about it....Since the day they started the agitation, I had met them in my house, in my office...I met their representatives.
"After doing all these if they say we want justice what kind of justice will we give? There should be some limit, we have accepted all the demands," he said.
In a televised address, Singh said he and his family join in the concern for the 23-year-old victim, who was gangraped and brutally assaulted in a moving bus in south Delhi on December 16 night.
"As a father of three daughters myself, I feel as strongly about this as each one of you. My wife, my family and I are all joined in our concern for the young woman who was the victim of this heinous crime."
He said the government was constantly monitoring her medical condition.
His statement came as protests, which turned violent yesterday, continued for the seventh day today.
Nine stations, including the busiest Rajiv Chowk, were closed from early morning as people came only to be welcomed by boards that entry or exit to the stations will not be allowed today as per instructions from Delhi Police.
Source : Economic Times
Hundreds of protesters led by yoga guru Baba Ramdev and former Army Chief General, VK Singh clashed with Delhi Police personnel at Jantar Mantar on Sunday.
The protesters turned violent and broke police barricades at Jantar Mantar and the agitated policemen resorted to lathi-charging the protesters, injuring over half a dozen of them. Though there were no women constables, women agitators were lathi-charged as well. Police have registered a case against Ramdev and his followers for inciting riots.
Though the supporters of yoga guru claimed that they had travelled to the venue from Uttarakhand in 65 buses, barely six to seven buses managed to reach the venue. Addressing a gathering of around 400 people Baba Ramdev said: “We demand justice for the gang-rape victim and condemn the Delhi Police for its brutality and use of force against young protesters voicing their anger over the incident. In the garb of protecting law and order, the police are torturing innocent people. The Rapid Action Force, police and Army is to protect people not resort to violence against the very people.”
He added that punitive action should be taken against the accused in the incident and demanded death penalty for the accused. Giving a political colour to the protest, he said: “The Government should take onus of the shameful act that has shocked the nation and the Congress top brass including Sonia Gandhi, Sushil Kumar Shinde and Chief Minister of Delhi Sheila Dikshit should resign. The Congress president should take accountability of the incident and should decide whether she is with the half the population of the country, which is women or her political agendas are closer to her.” He added that the police has pressed charges of inciting riots against me and his supporters have been lathi charged and around seven to eight have been injured.
Former Army Chief, General VK Singh said, “Government is trying to suppress outcry of people, it signifies that Government is ignoring to act tough over rape accused. Amendments in law related to women safety need to be more stringent.” He demanded death sentence for the rapists and blamed the police for not providing enough security to women on roads.
The yoga guru and his cavalcade of supporters were stopped at the Ghazipur border by the police. They entered city when the Uttar Pradesh police refused to arrest them. The procession was again stopped at Pragati Maidan where it was trying to take a shortcut to reach Jantar Mantar and was told to follow the police specified route. The yoga guru then entered the city standing atop a bus. He addressed the crowd at Jantar Mantar around 3 pm and tried to move towards India Gate, but was stopped by police. He asked, “Why am I being stopped, am I a rapist or terrorist. Everyone is playing politics.” He then remained at Jantar Mantar and left with his supporters for Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) hospital to meet his injured supporters around 5.30 pm. Source : Daily Pioneer
As it repeatedly resorted to lobbing teargas shells and use of force against protesters at India Gate, Delhi Police today claimed that some "vested interests" had joined the protesters and were instigating violence.
In its report sent to Home Ministry, sources said, police claimed that it had to resort to baton charge and lobbing teargas shells due to violence.
Sources said Delhi Police informed the Ministry that "some vested interests" had joined the protesters and were fomenting trouble.
"Police had to take action like lathicharge and lobbing teargas because of violence. Otherwise it is taking extra precaution to maintain peace," sources quoted Delhi Police as saying.
Earlier in the day, police asked youths protesting against the gang-rape of a young girl to stage demonstrations either at Jantar Mantar or Ramlila Maidan.
"Protestors may go to Ramlila Maidan or Jantar Mantar. Traffic has been diverted from Vijay Chowk and Rajpath," a Delhi Police statement said.
It said prohibitory orders under section 144 of CrPC have been issued in New Delhi area except at Jantar Mantar.
However, police had to resort to repeated baton charge and lobbing of teargas shells as the protest at India Gate turned violent. Source : Indian Express
At least 150 people, including 78 policemen, were injured and a constable suffered cardiac arrest and was battling for life in hospital as street protests over the gangrape of a 23-year-old woman on board a bus a week ago turned violent in the heart of New Delhi on Sunday.
All roads leading to Rajpath and India Gate were sealed after police resorted to lathicharge and use of teargas to clear protesters from the area. Delhi Metro announced that nine stations in central Delhi will remain closed on Monday.
Late on Sunday night, the gangrape victim’s emotional father issued an appeal to the protesters to stop vandalism and help police in bringing the culprits to justice at the earliest. He also appealed to the people to pray for his daughter, who is fighting for her life at a city hospital.
“My daughter is stable now. She is conscious. I appeal to all to refrain from vandalism and help the police so that the process of capturing and sentencing the culprits is successful,” he told a TV news channel.
He also said the fighting capacity in his daughter still remains the same. “The capability to live and fight on is still the same in my daughter. Please pray to god that my daughter recovers. Vandalism will do no good. I appeal to you don’t cause any damage so that both you and I can carry on in peace. No words can describe how brave my girl is...,” he said.
Among the injured were journalists and police officers including Joint Commissioner Taj Hassan, Addl Commissioner K C Dwivedi, Deputy Commissioner Bhola Shankar and Addl DCP Sanjay Tyagi. Police had to rescue Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit’s son and East Delhi MP Sandeep Diskhit after he was surrounded by protesters.
Women in the crowd complained they had been molested by “goons” who also attacked the police with stones and lathis. Constable Subhash Tomar was on ventilator support at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. While police said he had been beaten by protesters on Tilak Marg, doctors said he had suffered cardiac arrest and there were no visible injury marks.
Special Commissioner (Law and Order) Dharmendra Kumar blamed “hooligans” for the violence. He said unruly elements had “hijacked” peaceful demonstrations. In its report to the Home Ministry, police said some “vested interests” had joined the protesters and were instigating violence. Cases have been registered against “unknown persons”.
At Jantar Mantar, yoga guru Ramdev and former Army chief V K Singh addressed protesters who clashed with police after they were stopped from marching towards India Gate. Aam Aadmi Party’s Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia sat on a dharna near Hyderabad House. BJP youths also took part in the protests.
Unlike Saturday when most protesters were college students, Sunday’s crowd comprised people who had come from outside the city, including neighbouring states. While Ramdev was directed to Jantar Mantar and later Ramlila Maidan, police said the protesters did not pay heed and kept moving towards India Gate.
Despite prohibitory orders in place, a few hundred first made their way to India Gate. The numbers swelled and one police estimate later put the crowd strength at over 10,000.
The clashes started around 11 am and continued till late evening. Protesters hurled stones at police and broke barricades in a bid to head towards Rashtrapati Bhavan. Police said 12 DTC buses and as many PCR vans were damaged. A Doordarshan vehicle was also attacked.
Police resorted to lathicharge at least ten times and lobbed 250 teargas shells apart from using water cannons. TV crews said water cannons were also directed at them to stop live coverage. Many said their cameras had been damaged.
Chased away from the India Gate lawns, protesters targeted bystanders and damaged buses and cars along the way, using barricade poles as weapons.
Late on Sunday night, Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury went to India Gate to persuade protesters to leave the spot, but her efforts failed. This was the first time a Congress leader came to India Gate to engage with the protesters.
Source : The Indian Express
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Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar tonight ruled out his resignation over the horrific gang-rape incident here, saying he is not a "quitter".
"I don't believe in quitting. I am not a quitter," Kumar told a TV channel.
Kumar made the remark amid demands during the protests by students and the youth in the Capital that he resign owning moral responsibility for alleged lapses by police that led to the gang-rape of the 23-year-old physiotherapy student in a moving bus last Sunday night.
Kumar said he will continue in his job as long as he is asked to.
Asked whether he had any regret for the police action to deal with the protesters at India Gate today, Kumar said every situation can be handled better.
"Maybe there were some lapses here and there. But by and large the situation warranted this kind of action," he added. Police had to resort to lathicharge and use of teargas and water cannons to disperse the protesters after the protests turned violent.
Source : The Indian Exppress
New Delhi: Heeding to suggestions from public, Government on Sunday agreed to fast track investigations into sexual offences like rape and increase policing that includes deployment of the force in plain clothes to instill sense of security in the capital.
During a meeting with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Union Minister of State for Home R P N Singh, the protesters who were outraged over the recent gang-rape incident in South Delhi put forth 14 demands which were readily accepted by the Government.
Sources said the government also agreed to expand definition of sexual assault from eve-teasing to rape and acid attacks and strictest provision of the law for sexual assault.
They said the government agreed to fast track investigations into sexual offences like rape and increase policing that includes deployment of the force in plain clothes.
It was also agreed that patrolling by PCR vans needs to be strengthened and there would be punitive action against officials or personnel for delays in reaching the spot.
The sources also said the Government also agreed that citizen security officers would be deployed and there would be more lighting in public spaces, while CCTVs would be used adequately in specific areas relating to women's safety.
The government also promised to protesters that GPS would be installed in public vehicles, while dedicated number for contacting police 100 should be recorded, on the lines of 911 in the US.
Dedicated round the clock women helpline, fast track courts, "day-to-day trial, rarest of rare punishment and 100 per cent justice in this case in shortest possible time" are the other suggestions which were agreed to.
Source : Zee News
New Delhi : Delhi police and paramilitary personnel on Sunday evening fired teargas shells and repeatedly used batons to drive away protesters from the India Gate, TV channels reported.
Earlier, the heart of the Indian capital turned into a battle zone on Sunday as thousands massed to denounce the brutal gang rape of a young woman, with clashes between police and protesters leaving many injured.
By early evening, three huge bonfires had been lit near India Gate, a World War I monument whose lawns have been besieged by thousands since a 23-year-old was raped in a moving bus, leaving her battling for life.
The more frenzied ones uprooted wooden barricades erected for the January 26 Republic Day crowd control and set them on fire.
Witnesses said several people, including security personnel, were injured.
But even as a section of the vast crowd indulged in violence, breaking police barricades and overturning a handful of vehicles, the mass of young men and women remained peaceful.
Many of them held hand-written posters and waved Indian flags. Some gave fiery speeches.
Unlike Saturday's equally massive protests, many middle-aged also poured in Sunday, urging the government to amend laws so that rapists get heavier punishment.
The violence subsided after some 90 minutes of running battles during which crowds charged at security forces around India Gate and retreated in the face of teargas and batons.
"We hope these protests wake up the government," said Rakesh Kumar, a businessman in south Delhi who was at the site with his wife and two young daughters.
The younger protesters were more militant and angry.
Pallavi, a 25-year-old working for a multinational, said: "The government is sleeping... The law against rape must be stronger and should be implemented properly."
Delhi University student Hemant said the protests would continue "until we are assured that girls are safe in Delhi".
The foggy and chilly Sunday began on a quiet note at the protest venue, with only a small group who had spent the night present. By early morning, crowds began to pour in, shouting slogans.
The initials slogans, mainly condemning the December 16 rape, later turned anti-police.
Having barricaded all the roads leading to the Rashtrapati Bhavan and government offices close by, security forces sprayed water and fired teargas at the crowds demanding death to the rapists.
Prohibitory orders banning the assembly of five or more people were clamped in parts of the city centre in a bid to prevent the demonstrators from marching to the presidential palace or Prime Minister's Office.
The continuing protests over the rape -- the victim is in critical condition at the Safdarjung Hospital -- found their echo in the political circles.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday promised a group of young people that speedy action would be taken against the accused and they would also be charged with attempt to murder.
This was her second meeting with some of the protesters.
A huge crowd had camped out outside her 10 Janpath residence on Saturday night. To the surprise of many, she came out past midnight, sat with them and spoke for some 20 minutes.
The day's protests also drew political activists. But most appeared to be people with no particular affiliation.
Amid all this, yoga guru Ramdev reached the Jantar Mantar protest site also in the city centre standing atop a bus. Later, many of his supporters made their way to India Gate shouting slogans.
Earlier, police evicted protesters from near India Gate but succeeded only partially.
Many young men and women were grabbed and forcibly led away towards parked buses. But many slipped through.
Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit appealed for calm but said she did not approve of police action against the young.
Authorities shut eight Delhi Metro stations but that seemed to have no impact on the crowds.
Source : TOI
New Delhi : Police fired teargas shells and used water cannons as several hundreds of young students on Saturday marched towards Rashtrapati Bhavan for the second day demanding justice for the 23-year-old gan grape victim.
A boy and a girl and a traffic policeman were injured as the police directed water jets and opened a volley of teargas shells that pushed them back a little even as some of the protesters braved the chill and waterbottles and shoes at the policemen.
Window panes of a police van were smashed. One of the girls broke the glass window of a bus with her hands.
The police action came as 'negotiations' failed at the Raisina Hill leading to Rashtrapati Bhawan and the protesters, comprising largely young women and men, tried to breach the barricades to push towards the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
The protest spot resembled a battle zone with empty shells and wet roads. The area has been cordoned off and police reinforcements have been rushed to the Hill that divides the North and South Block, which houses the Prime Minister's Office.
Girl protesters alleged that policemen hit them with lathis and declared they will launch a sit-in in the area. Protesters refused to disperse from the place.
As protests continued for the sixth day, former Army Chief V K Singh joined the demonstrators the at India Gate blaming "systemic collapse" for brutal rape of a young girl last Sunday in a moving bus.
An injured girl has been rushed to hospital. The youths gathered at India Gate from early in the morning and marched through Rajpath towards Raisina Hill.
The young protesters broke security cordons erected on Rajpath and managed to reach near Raisina Hill where they were stopped.
On Friday too, the capital also several protests including the one in front of Rashtrapati Bhawan.
The former army chief said "You see this problem is because of systemic failure of governance. Police reforms have been lying in cold storage for the last so many years. Why haven't they done anything about it? Why do we have to hear such things from a police commissioner saying that he doesn't have man-power? It is shameful.
"Why do you have to see the spectacle on television where ministry of home officials have to go out on the streets checking things? Isn't there a failure? This needs to be addressed. This failure comes because of political and bureaucratic apathy in this country," the former Army chief said.
Water cannon was again used by police on the protesters a little after noon. Policemen fired 10 rounds of teargas shells at the protesters who had reassembled after the first round of teargas shelling and water cannons.
Protesters refused to budge from the high-security area at Raisina Hill and clashed with the policemen and RAF personnel.
Ten students were injured and another police van was damaged in the fresh round of clashes.
Meanwhile, minister of state for home affairs RPN Singh appealed to the protesters not to resort to violence.
"We have assured on the floor of House and every platform possible that strictest action will be taken against the accused. Police has been asked to show restraint but I want to tell boys and girls that breaking barriers won't help (to solve the issue)," Singh said.
Source : TOI
She was first sexually abused by a group of men, beaten brutally with a blunt object for resisting the assault and later thrown out of the bus (the crime scene) to die on the roads of the capital city of India, Delhi. Now, the 23-year-old, native of Dehradun, is fighting for her life in Safdarjung Hospital. Doctors treating her claimed the woman, who is on ventilator support in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital, is "very critical". Doctors treating her said they had never seen a victim of sexual assault subjected to "such brutality"."We performed several life-saving procedures on her within an hour of her being brought to the hospital around 3 am. Her injuries were severe and she has lost a lot of blood," said a senior doctor at the hospital. The victim had reportedly lost nearly a litre of blood and had severe internal injuries. What does that tell us? Simple, in our country, women are nothing more than objects at the hands of men. And menfolk shamelessly abuse, discard and destroy them at will. The worst part is that law enforcing agencies further alienate them as justice for rape victims are a rarity in a nation which for some "odd reasons" has given women the status of a "goddess".
Yes, probably a day is not far, when "goddesses" adorning religious places too would be victimised. Or, perhaps religious leaders will rise and protect those lifeless idols? But, a girl/woman full of life is easily molested, crippled and silenced for life. The status of women in India is a subject that is hardly discussed in an open forum. For they (decision-makers) fear, giving equal status and respect to women would jeopardise the very standing of men, who are in the majority. And, that is the main drawback of a democracy, where politics of majority have led to the suffering of every minority. Women in India find themselves in minority and skewed sex ratio (940:1000, which means there are 940 women per 1000 men in India) aptly indicates it. In states like Haryana, the numbers are as low as 877 females per 1000 males. So, for those believers of vote-bank politics, issues of women hardly matter. It is not that women are only unsafe outside the confines of their homes. For many, the very "safe home" is nothing less than "hell". Perhaps, that is why close on the heels of the gangrape incident in New Delhi, media reports another shocking incident of a 14-year-old girl from Kerala. The minor was allegedly raped by her brother and his friends for over two years. Now, where do women go? Apart from flexing their physical strength, men suffer from the syndrome of believing that they are "intellectually" superior to women. Most of the Indian men would be seen ridiculing women for having less IQ. But, if men have higher IQ rate, why do they behave like beasts? And, as far as I know, animals are inferior to humans in the department of reasoning and thinking. It is the same superiority complex of Indian men (fathers, brothers, husbands) which gives them the licence to make decisions on behalf of women. That is why if a woman marry the man of her choice, she becomes victim of "honour killing". Moreover, our moral police and khap panchayat will always come up with one or another "bizarre" diktats to control women's life. "Don't wear Jeans, Don't use mobile....."
I have described the overall thinking and reasoning power of Indian males to find out why women have to endure humiliation and pain of undergoing sexual abuse on a daily basis? Abuse of women in public spaces cannot be studied in isolation. Abuse of women just cannot be put under the category of "crime". Abuse of women is a tradition of India and we are not ashamed about it. Indians suffer from a psychological disorder, which permit them to deem women as inferior and weak species. Perhaps, that is why justice eludes rape victims. How many culprits have been convicted in the recent times? The statistics are very low. The National Crime Records Bureau's statistical databases say that there are more and more women approaching police with complaints about sexual assault but ever-fewer victims getting justice. In 1973, the NCRB first published data on rape: 2,919 rape cases were registered at police stations across India that year. By 2010, the figure grew to 20,262. The numbers of prosecutions ending in conviction, though, have steadily declined. The reason behind lesser conviction is the attitude of authorities who feel that rape cases are not worth following. "The capacities of police to investigative crimes have incrementally diminished--and the social attitudes, that deem rape a crime not worthy of devoting more resources to, haven't changed," said a women rights activist. Politicians have already started playing politics over the rape of 23-year-old girl in Delhi. The Opposition wants a discussion in the Parliament on the issue. Time is not to discuss but to act, arrest and punish the culprits. The solution to end rape cases is not hard. If India can take pride in hanging terrorist like Ajmal Kasab, why not hang rapists? Rapists need severest of punishment and justice needs to be delivered by executing criminals in the gallows.
Source : One India
Attack by police on protestors highlights the following attitude of Congress rulers : 'We will not take any action against rapists and also we will not allow you (protestors) to do anything (protest against rapists) !'
Thousands of protestors who are protesting day and night against rapists, without any leadership, are true strength of this country ! Not a single political party started fierce protests even after so may rapes, but these thousands of young Indians have started protests against anarchy, highlights ineffectiveness of political parties !Only Hindu Rashtra having righteous and patriotic rulers is the only solution to stop this anarchy !
Hindu Rashtra: The only way to stop the destruction of India
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Updates
- Delhi gang rape protests : Sushilkumar Shinde appears to equate protesters with Maoists (24 Dec, 2012)
- Baba Ramdev backers arrive, spar with cops; booked (24 Dec, 2012)
- Delhi gangrape: Cops blame vested interests for violence (24 Dec, 2012)
- Delhi protests take violent turn, 150 injured, policeman critical (24 Dec, 2012)
- Delhi gangrape case: Delhi Police Chief Neeraj Kumar refuses to quit (24 Dec, 2012)
- Delhi gang rape case : Govt agrees to fast-track probe, increase policing (23 Dec 2012)
- Delhi gang rape case: Police drive away protesters from India Gate (23 Dec 2012)
- Delhi gang rape case: Teargas, water cannons used against protesters (22 Dec 2012)
- Why only terrorists ? Hang rapists too, deliver justice (19 Dec 2012)
Delhi gang rape protests : Sushilkumar Shinde appears to equate protesters with Maoists
December 24, 2012New Delhi : As the political leadership struggled to deal with public anger over gangrape of a girl here, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde today appeared to bracket angry protesters at India Gate with armed Maoists.
"It is very easy to ask the Home Minister to go to India Gate and talk. Tomorrow if any other party's demonstration goes on why should not the Home Minister go there. Tomorrow Congress and BJP will demonstrate, tomorrow Maoists will come here to demonstrate with weapons," he said in various interviews.
Shinde said the people should understand the government's role and the government should not go anywhere.
"This will happen tomorrow, for any government. Why should the government go anywhere?" he said.
Asked whether he was trying to compare the protesters with the Maoists, the Home Minister said, "You don't separate it from law and order. I have already talked about it....Since the day they started the agitation, I had met them in my house, in my office...I met their representatives.
"After doing all these if they say we want justice what kind of justice will we give? There should be some limit, we have accepted all the demands," he said.
PM Manmohan Singh appeals for calm, vows to protect women
Issuing a fresh appeal for peace, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said government will look into delay in response in the gangrape case as also all aspects concerning the security of women while asking people to desist from violence.In a televised address, Singh said he and his family join in the concern for the 23-year-old victim, who was gangraped and brutally assaulted in a moving bus in south Delhi on December 16 night.
"As a father of three daughters myself, I feel as strongly about this as each one of you. My wife, my family and I are all joined in our concern for the young woman who was the victim of this heinous crime."
He said the government was constantly monitoring her medical condition.
His statement came as protests, which turned violent yesterday, continued for the seventh day today.
Chaos outside Delhi Metro stations
Chaos ruled outside Metro stations in Central Delhi on Monday as hundreds of people reached the stations unaware that they have been closed due to continuing protests at India Gate against the gang-rape of a young girl.Nine stations, including the busiest Rajiv Chowk, were closed from early morning as people came only to be welcomed by boards that entry or exit to the stations will not be allowed today as per instructions from Delhi Police.
Source : Economic Times
Baba Ramdev backers arrive, spar with cops; booked
December 24, 2012 |
The protesters turned violent and broke police barricades at Jantar Mantar and the agitated policemen resorted to lathi-charging the protesters, injuring over half a dozen of them. Though there were no women constables, women agitators were lathi-charged as well. Police have registered a case against Ramdev and his followers for inciting riots.
Though the supporters of yoga guru claimed that they had travelled to the venue from Uttarakhand in 65 buses, barely six to seven buses managed to reach the venue. Addressing a gathering of around 400 people Baba Ramdev said: “We demand justice for the gang-rape victim and condemn the Delhi Police for its brutality and use of force against young protesters voicing their anger over the incident. In the garb of protecting law and order, the police are torturing innocent people. The Rapid Action Force, police and Army is to protect people not resort to violence against the very people.”
He added that punitive action should be taken against the accused in the incident and demanded death penalty for the accused. Giving a political colour to the protest, he said: “The Government should take onus of the shameful act that has shocked the nation and the Congress top brass including Sonia Gandhi, Sushil Kumar Shinde and Chief Minister of Delhi Sheila Dikshit should resign. The Congress president should take accountability of the incident and should decide whether she is with the half the population of the country, which is women or her political agendas are closer to her.” He added that the police has pressed charges of inciting riots against me and his supporters have been lathi charged and around seven to eight have been injured.
Former Army Chief, General VK Singh said, “Government is trying to suppress outcry of people, it signifies that Government is ignoring to act tough over rape accused. Amendments in law related to women safety need to be more stringent.” He demanded death sentence for the rapists and blamed the police for not providing enough security to women on roads.
The yoga guru and his cavalcade of supporters were stopped at the Ghazipur border by the police. They entered city when the Uttar Pradesh police refused to arrest them. The procession was again stopped at Pragati Maidan where it was trying to take a shortcut to reach Jantar Mantar and was told to follow the police specified route. The yoga guru then entered the city standing atop a bus. He addressed the crowd at Jantar Mantar around 3 pm and tried to move towards India Gate, but was stopped by police. He asked, “Why am I being stopped, am I a rapist or terrorist. Everyone is playing politics.” He then remained at Jantar Mantar and left with his supporters for Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) hospital to meet his injured supporters around 5.30 pm. Source : Daily Pioneer
Delhi gangrape : Cops blame vested interests for violence
December 24, 2012As it repeatedly resorted to lobbing teargas shells and use of force against protesters at India Gate, Delhi Police today claimed that some "vested interests" had joined the protesters and were instigating violence.
In its report sent to Home Ministry, sources said, police claimed that it had to resort to baton charge and lobbing teargas shells due to violence.
Sources said Delhi Police informed the Ministry that "some vested interests" had joined the protesters and were fomenting trouble.
"Police had to take action like lathicharge and lobbing teargas because of violence. Otherwise it is taking extra precaution to maintain peace," sources quoted Delhi Police as saying.
Earlier in the day, police asked youths protesting against the gang-rape of a young girl to stage demonstrations either at Jantar Mantar or Ramlila Maidan.
"Protestors may go to Ramlila Maidan or Jantar Mantar. Traffic has been diverted from Vijay Chowk and Rajpath," a Delhi Police statement said.
It said prohibitory orders under section 144 of CrPC have been issued in New Delhi area except at Jantar Mantar.
However, police had to resort to repeated baton charge and lobbing of teargas shells as the protest at India Gate turned violent. Source : Indian Express
Delhi protests take violent turn, 150 injured, policeman critical
December 24, 2012 |
All roads leading to Rajpath and India Gate were sealed after police resorted to lathicharge and use of teargas to clear protesters from the area. Delhi Metro announced that nine stations in central Delhi will remain closed on Monday.
Late on Sunday night, the gangrape victim’s emotional father issued an appeal to the protesters to stop vandalism and help police in bringing the culprits to justice at the earliest. He also appealed to the people to pray for his daughter, who is fighting for her life at a city hospital.
“My daughter is stable now. She is conscious. I appeal to all to refrain from vandalism and help the police so that the process of capturing and sentencing the culprits is successful,” he told a TV news channel.
He also said the fighting capacity in his daughter still remains the same. “The capability to live and fight on is still the same in my daughter. Please pray to god that my daughter recovers. Vandalism will do no good. I appeal to you don’t cause any damage so that both you and I can carry on in peace. No words can describe how brave my girl is...,” he said.
Among the injured were journalists and police officers including Joint Commissioner Taj Hassan, Addl Commissioner K C Dwivedi, Deputy Commissioner Bhola Shankar and Addl DCP Sanjay Tyagi. Police had to rescue Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit’s son and East Delhi MP Sandeep Diskhit after he was surrounded by protesters.
Women in the crowd complained they had been molested by “goons” who also attacked the police with stones and lathis. Constable Subhash Tomar was on ventilator support at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. While police said he had been beaten by protesters on Tilak Marg, doctors said he had suffered cardiac arrest and there were no visible injury marks.
Special Commissioner (Law and Order) Dharmendra Kumar blamed “hooligans” for the violence. He said unruly elements had “hijacked” peaceful demonstrations. In its report to the Home Ministry, police said some “vested interests” had joined the protesters and were instigating violence. Cases have been registered against “unknown persons”.
At Jantar Mantar, yoga guru Ramdev and former Army chief V K Singh addressed protesters who clashed with police after they were stopped from marching towards India Gate. Aam Aadmi Party’s Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia sat on a dharna near Hyderabad House. BJP youths also took part in the protests.
Unlike Saturday when most protesters were college students, Sunday’s crowd comprised people who had come from outside the city, including neighbouring states. While Ramdev was directed to Jantar Mantar and later Ramlila Maidan, police said the protesters did not pay heed and kept moving towards India Gate.
Despite prohibitory orders in place, a few hundred first made their way to India Gate. The numbers swelled and one police estimate later put the crowd strength at over 10,000.
The clashes started around 11 am and continued till late evening. Protesters hurled stones at police and broke barricades in a bid to head towards Rashtrapati Bhavan. Police said 12 DTC buses and as many PCR vans were damaged. A Doordarshan vehicle was also attacked.
Police resorted to lathicharge at least ten times and lobbed 250 teargas shells apart from using water cannons. TV crews said water cannons were also directed at them to stop live coverage. Many said their cameras had been damaged.
Chased away from the India Gate lawns, protesters targeted bystanders and damaged buses and cars along the way, using barricade poles as weapons.
Late on Sunday night, Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury went to India Gate to persuade protesters to leave the spot, but her efforts failed. This was the first time a Congress leader came to India Gate to engage with the protesters.
Source : The Indian Express
Delhi gangrape case : Delhi Police Chief Neeraj Kumar refuses to quit
December 24, 2012Margashirsha Shuklapaksha 12,Kaliyug Varsha 5114
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"I don't believe in quitting. I am not a quitter," Kumar told a TV channel.
Kumar made the remark amid demands during the protests by students and the youth in the Capital that he resign owning moral responsibility for alleged lapses by police that led to the gang-rape of the 23-year-old physiotherapy student in a moving bus last Sunday night.
Kumar said he will continue in his job as long as he is asked to.
Asked whether he had any regret for the police action to deal with the protesters at India Gate today, Kumar said every situation can be handled better.
"Maybe there were some lapses here and there. But by and large the situation warranted this kind of action," he added. Police had to resort to lathicharge and use of teargas and water cannons to disperse the protesters after the protests turned violent.
Source : The Indian Exppress
Delhi gang-rape case : Govt agrees to fast-track probe, increase policing
December 23, 2012New Delhi: Heeding to suggestions from public, Government on Sunday agreed to fast track investigations into sexual offences like rape and increase policing that includes deployment of the force in plain clothes to instill sense of security in the capital.
During a meeting with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Union Minister of State for Home R P N Singh, the protesters who were outraged over the recent gang-rape incident in South Delhi put forth 14 demands which were readily accepted by the Government.
Sources said the government also agreed to expand definition of sexual assault from eve-teasing to rape and acid attacks and strictest provision of the law for sexual assault.
They said the government agreed to fast track investigations into sexual offences like rape and increase policing that includes deployment of the force in plain clothes.
It was also agreed that patrolling by PCR vans needs to be strengthened and there would be punitive action against officials or personnel for delays in reaching the spot.
The sources also said the Government also agreed that citizen security officers would be deployed and there would be more lighting in public spaces, while CCTVs would be used adequately in specific areas relating to women's safety.
The government also promised to protesters that GPS would be installed in public vehicles, while dedicated number for contacting police 100 should be recorded, on the lines of 911 in the US.
Dedicated round the clock women helpline, fast track courts, "day-to-day trial, rarest of rare punishment and 100 per cent justice in this case in shortest possible time" are the other suggestions which were agreed to.
Source : Zee News
Delhi gang rape case: Police drive away protesters from India Gate
December 23, 2012New Delhi : Delhi police and paramilitary personnel on Sunday evening fired teargas shells and repeatedly used batons to drive away protesters from the India Gate, TV channels reported.
Earlier, the heart of the Indian capital turned into a battle zone on Sunday as thousands massed to denounce the brutal gang rape of a young woman, with clashes between police and protesters leaving many injured.
By early evening, three huge bonfires had been lit near India Gate, a World War I monument whose lawns have been besieged by thousands since a 23-year-old was raped in a moving bus, leaving her battling for life.
The more frenzied ones uprooted wooden barricades erected for the January 26 Republic Day crowd control and set them on fire.
Witnesses said several people, including security personnel, were injured.
But even as a section of the vast crowd indulged in violence, breaking police barricades and overturning a handful of vehicles, the mass of young men and women remained peaceful.
Many of them held hand-written posters and waved Indian flags. Some gave fiery speeches.
Unlike Saturday's equally massive protests, many middle-aged also poured in Sunday, urging the government to amend laws so that rapists get heavier punishment.
The violence subsided after some 90 minutes of running battles during which crowds charged at security forces around India Gate and retreated in the face of teargas and batons.
"We hope these protests wake up the government," said Rakesh Kumar, a businessman in south Delhi who was at the site with his wife and two young daughters.
The younger protesters were more militant and angry.
Pallavi, a 25-year-old working for a multinational, said: "The government is sleeping... The law against rape must be stronger and should be implemented properly."
Delhi University student Hemant said the protests would continue "until we are assured that girls are safe in Delhi".
The foggy and chilly Sunday began on a quiet note at the protest venue, with only a small group who had spent the night present. By early morning, crowds began to pour in, shouting slogans.
The initials slogans, mainly condemning the December 16 rape, later turned anti-police.
Having barricaded all the roads leading to the Rashtrapati Bhavan and government offices close by, security forces sprayed water and fired teargas at the crowds demanding death to the rapists.
Prohibitory orders banning the assembly of five or more people were clamped in parts of the city centre in a bid to prevent the demonstrators from marching to the presidential palace or Prime Minister's Office.
The continuing protests over the rape -- the victim is in critical condition at the Safdarjung Hospital -- found their echo in the political circles.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday promised a group of young people that speedy action would be taken against the accused and they would also be charged with attempt to murder.
This was her second meeting with some of the protesters.
A huge crowd had camped out outside her 10 Janpath residence on Saturday night. To the surprise of many, she came out past midnight, sat with them and spoke for some 20 minutes.
The day's protests also drew political activists. But most appeared to be people with no particular affiliation.
Amid all this, yoga guru Ramdev reached the Jantar Mantar protest site also in the city centre standing atop a bus. Later, many of his supporters made their way to India Gate shouting slogans.
Earlier, police evicted protesters from near India Gate but succeeded only partially.
Many young men and women were grabbed and forcibly led away towards parked buses. But many slipped through.
Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit appealed for calm but said she did not approve of police action against the young.
Authorities shut eight Delhi Metro stations but that seemed to have no impact on the crowds.
Source : TOI
Delhi gang rape case: Teargas, water cannons used against protesters
Margashirsha Shuklapaksha 10, Kaliyug Varsha 5114New Delhi : Police fired teargas shells and used water cannons as several hundreds of young students on Saturday marched towards Rashtrapati Bhavan for the second day demanding justice for the 23-year-old gan grape victim.
A boy and a girl and a traffic policeman were injured as the police directed water jets and opened a volley of teargas shells that pushed them back a little even as some of the protesters braved the chill and waterbottles and shoes at the policemen.
Window panes of a police van were smashed. One of the girls broke the glass window of a bus with her hands.
The police action came as 'negotiations' failed at the Raisina Hill leading to Rashtrapati Bhawan and the protesters, comprising largely young women and men, tried to breach the barricades to push towards the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
The protest spot resembled a battle zone with empty shells and wet roads. The area has been cordoned off and police reinforcements have been rushed to the Hill that divides the North and South Block, which houses the Prime Minister's Office.
Girl protesters alleged that policemen hit them with lathis and declared they will launch a sit-in in the area. Protesters refused to disperse from the place.
As protests continued for the sixth day, former Army Chief V K Singh joined the demonstrators the at India Gate blaming "systemic collapse" for brutal rape of a young girl last Sunday in a moving bus.
An injured girl has been rushed to hospital. The youths gathered at India Gate from early in the morning and marched through Rajpath towards Raisina Hill.
The young protesters broke security cordons erected on Rajpath and managed to reach near Raisina Hill where they were stopped.
On Friday too, the capital also several protests including the one in front of Rashtrapati Bhawan.
The former army chief said "You see this problem is because of systemic failure of governance. Police reforms have been lying in cold storage for the last so many years. Why haven't they done anything about it? Why do we have to hear such things from a police commissioner saying that he doesn't have man-power? It is shameful.
"Why do you have to see the spectacle on television where ministry of home officials have to go out on the streets checking things? Isn't there a failure? This needs to be addressed. This failure comes because of political and bureaucratic apathy in this country," the former Army chief said.
Water cannon was again used by police on the protesters a little after noon. Policemen fired 10 rounds of teargas shells at the protesters who had reassembled after the first round of teargas shelling and water cannons.
Protesters refused to budge from the high-security area at Raisina Hill and clashed with the policemen and RAF personnel.
Ten students were injured and another police van was damaged in the fresh round of clashes.
Meanwhile, minister of state for home affairs RPN Singh appealed to the protesters not to resort to violence.
"We have assured on the floor of House and every platform possible that strictest action will be taken against the accused. Police has been asked to show restraint but I want to tell boys and girls that breaking barriers won't help (to solve the issue)," Singh said.
Source : TOI
Why only terrorists ? Hang rapists too, deliver justice
Margashirsha Shuklapaksha 7, Kaliyug Varsha 5114 |
Yes, probably a day is not far, when "goddesses" adorning religious places too would be victimised. Or, perhaps religious leaders will rise and protect those lifeless idols? But, a girl/woman full of life is easily molested, crippled and silenced for life. The status of women in India is a subject that is hardly discussed in an open forum. For they (decision-makers) fear, giving equal status and respect to women would jeopardise the very standing of men, who are in the majority. And, that is the main drawback of a democracy, where politics of majority have led to the suffering of every minority. Women in India find themselves in minority and skewed sex ratio (940:1000, which means there are 940 women per 1000 men in India) aptly indicates it. In states like Haryana, the numbers are as low as 877 females per 1000 males. So, for those believers of vote-bank politics, issues of women hardly matter. It is not that women are only unsafe outside the confines of their homes. For many, the very "safe home" is nothing less than "hell". Perhaps, that is why close on the heels of the gangrape incident in New Delhi, media reports another shocking incident of a 14-year-old girl from Kerala. The minor was allegedly raped by her brother and his friends for over two years. Now, where do women go? Apart from flexing their physical strength, men suffer from the syndrome of believing that they are "intellectually" superior to women. Most of the Indian men would be seen ridiculing women for having less IQ. But, if men have higher IQ rate, why do they behave like beasts? And, as far as I know, animals are inferior to humans in the department of reasoning and thinking. It is the same superiority complex of Indian men (fathers, brothers, husbands) which gives them the licence to make decisions on behalf of women. That is why if a woman marry the man of her choice, she becomes victim of "honour killing". Moreover, our moral police and khap panchayat will always come up with one or another "bizarre" diktats to control women's life. "Don't wear Jeans, Don't use mobile....."
I have described the overall thinking and reasoning power of Indian males to find out why women have to endure humiliation and pain of undergoing sexual abuse on a daily basis? Abuse of women in public spaces cannot be studied in isolation. Abuse of women just cannot be put under the category of "crime". Abuse of women is a tradition of India and we are not ashamed about it. Indians suffer from a psychological disorder, which permit them to deem women as inferior and weak species. Perhaps, that is why justice eludes rape victims. How many culprits have been convicted in the recent times? The statistics are very low. The National Crime Records Bureau's statistical databases say that there are more and more women approaching police with complaints about sexual assault but ever-fewer victims getting justice. In 1973, the NCRB first published data on rape: 2,919 rape cases were registered at police stations across India that year. By 2010, the figure grew to 20,262. The numbers of prosecutions ending in conviction, though, have steadily declined. The reason behind lesser conviction is the attitude of authorities who feel that rape cases are not worth following. "The capacities of police to investigative crimes have incrementally diminished--and the social attitudes, that deem rape a crime not worthy of devoting more resources to, haven't changed," said a women rights activist. Politicians have already started playing politics over the rape of 23-year-old girl in Delhi. The Opposition wants a discussion in the Parliament on the issue. Time is not to discuss but to act, arrest and punish the culprits. The solution to end rape cases is not hard. If India can take pride in hanging terrorist like Ajmal Kasab, why not hang rapists? Rapists need severest of punishment and justice needs to be delivered by executing criminals in the gallows.
Source : One India
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