Students, women’s groups, political parties protest rape of five-year-old
23 April 2013 7:36 AM IST
Protests against the rape of a five-year-old in the national capital continued on Monday with several women’s groups, student organisations as well as political parties coming together on the same platform and demanding strict measures to ensure women's safety.
Holding banners and placards, the protestors demanded the resignation of Delhi police commissioner Neeraj Kumar and home minister Sushilkumar Shinde. They also criticised Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit. Members of the Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a march to the Parliament but were stopped at Pandit Pant Marg-about two kilometres away.
Members of ‘16 Dec Kranti’, a group of youngsters, especially students, who have been protesting at Jantar Mantar since 22 December following the gruesome gang rape of a 23-year-old in the capital, gathered outside the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), where the minor is hospitalised. Activists of Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) were also present at AIIMS.
Several women's groups and student organisations like Students Federation of India (SFI) and All India Students' Association (AISA) jointly held a protest at Jantar Mantar while some women groups held protests outside Delhi police headquarters.
The Akhil Bhartiya Vidhya Parisha (ABVP) of Delhi University, staged a protest, demanding better security for the girl students in the university campus.
Students of class XII who have recently appeared for their school-leaving examinations, organised a ‘Poster Rally’ in Dwarka Sector 6, market where they drew posters against rape and pasted them in area.
Holding banners and placards, the protestors demanded the resignation of Delhi police commissioner Neeraj Kumar and home minister Sushilkumar Shinde. They also criticised Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit. Members of the Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a march to the Parliament but were stopped at Pandit Pant Marg-about two kilometres away.
Members of ‘16 Dec Kranti’, a group of youngsters, especially students, who have been protesting at Jantar Mantar since 22 December following the gruesome gang rape of a 23-year-old in the capital, gathered outside the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), where the minor is hospitalised. Activists of Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) were also present at AIIMS.
Several women's groups and student organisations like Students Federation of India (SFI) and All India Students' Association (AISA) jointly held a protest at Jantar Mantar while some women groups held protests outside Delhi police headquarters.
The Akhil Bhartiya Vidhya Parisha (ABVP) of Delhi University, staged a protest, demanding better security for the girl students in the university campus.
Students of class XII who have recently appeared for their school-leaving examinations, organised a ‘Poster Rally’ in Dwarka Sector 6, market where they drew posters against rape and pasted them in area.
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