Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday assured strict action in cases of crime against women. Addressing a “Lakhpati Didi” rally at Jalgaon district in Maharashtra, Mr. Modi said that his government is working to strengthen laws to provide for stringent punishment for crimes against women.
Speaking in the backdrop of the Badlapur molestation case of two kindergarten girls and the Kolkata doctor's rape and murder case, the PM said that the offences against the women are an unpardonable sin and the culprits must not be spared. Mr Modi, who interacted with Lakhpati Didis at Jalgaon, released a revolving fund of Rs 2,500 crores, benefiting about 48-lakh members of 4.3 lakh self-help groups (SHG).
He also disbursed bank loans of Rs 5,000 crores, which will benefit 25.8-lakh members of 2.35 lakh SHGs.
Maharashtra governor C.P. Radhakrishnan, chief minister Eknath Shinde, deputy CMs Devendra Fadnvis and Ajit Pawar, and Union minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan, among others, were present on the occasion.
Mr Modi also expressed his sorrow over the recent Nepal bus accident that claimed the lives of 14 people from Jalgaon district and mentioned that his government had dispatched Union Minister Raksha Khadse to Nepal. Addressing the programme, the Prime Minister said that the safety of the women is a top priority of the country, along with their empowerment. “I have repeatedly raised this issue (safety of the women) from the Red Fort.
Irrespective of the states, I understand the pain .