Hooda not doing enough to fight crime against women: NGOs

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Press Trust of India: New Delhi, Oct 19 2012, 05:57 IST

With more than 20 rapes being reported in five weeks in Haryana, a group of women’s organisations on Thursday accused Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda of playing vote-bank politics and not doing enough to fight such crimes and violence against women in the state.

They also condemned the attack on over 400 activists, including CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat, by Haryana police during a rally demanding justice for rape and sexual assault victims in Rohtak on October 15, and demanded withdrawal of cases filed against them.

“We were beaten up and instead of taking action against the police or taking action against the authorities who gave the order, they have filed most atrocious cases against us,” Sudha Sundararaman of All India Democratic Women’s Association told reporters in Delhi.

“The CM was non-committal in withdrawing the cases. We are outraged on his attitude and we feel that it is because of the vote-bank politics that exists in Haryana,” she said.

The delegation condemned violence against women in Haryana. The state has witnessed a spate of rape cases in the past one month.

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Hooda is a sinister politician

Alok Chaturvedi | 19-Oct-2012Reply | Forward

Hooda is one of the most shrewd politicians in the congress. People close to him suggest that he never ever has felt for the people. He is surrounded around him by some of the most corrupt bureaucrats in the country. Try meeting the DTCP head, the bunch of secretaries in the CMO, HSIIDC head and others and you will understand how these people are worst than the Taliban. If the rule of law had persisted most of these people would have been behind bars. While Chautala's action are openly visible, Hooda and his stooges will rip you off even before you know what is happening.