By TCN News,
Mangalore: Campus Front of India organized a rally on Wednesday to demand capital punishment for rapists. The rally organized by Udupi district chapter of the Front included local activists as well.
Writer Sukanya Kalasa, father William Martis, MGM College lecturer Sharada Moodsagri, Social Activist Premananda Kalmadi, CFI Udupi district president Farhan Honnala, Ashiq Moolur were also present at the protest. After the protest rally had been to Tashlidar office and submitted memorandum to Thashildar.
Statement:
Campus Front of India Condemns in the strongest terms the unfortunate events unfolded in the national capital last month, which started with the Gang rape of a young student in a moving bus in Delhi. The victim girl was then brutally assaulted and thrown out of bus, sparking an outrage in the masses and triggering mass protests across country.
Unfortunately there has been lot of violence during these protests, resulting in death of policeman. And we also condemn the rape and murder of 17-year-old Sowjanya (student of Ujire, Karnataka) and demand capital punishment in this case. It is a matter of concern that there has been an exponential rise in the rape and atrocity cases against women in the country. Lack of action towards these cases, lengthy trials has added fuel to this trend.
The women form a important section of our society, throughout history ,in Indian culture the women has been held in high regards , this dangerous increase of rapes not only does destroy our society’s morale but they also lead to the decay of the society in general.
We Campus Front Of India demand Government of India , to take strict actions towards the guilty, and ensure fast trial and punish the culprits as soon as possible , as the perpetrators of this heinous crimes are unfit to live in the society. They must be hanged publicly and the Karnataka state government should take necessary security and safety measures to protect the freedom and liberty of women with stricter and vigilant guidelines.
We also demand government to ensure safety of women. It is a really slap on face of government that a girl is raped in NATIONAL capital and nobody takes heed. If women are not safe in national capital which is a heavily monitored area, what can we expect for remote places of country? The cases as above are unacceptable and blot on a society. Govt. must ensure that there is no repetition of it. A society which cannot ensure a woman safety is always at danger of falling apart.
We demand enactment of a law for speedy trials in cases of rape and also stricter punishments no lesser than death penalty should be adopted. The laws against rape must be so strict that this grave crime is effectively tackled.
Link:
http://www.campusfront.org