Akhilesh Yadav slams MP govt over 'atrocities' and 'injustice' against women

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday slammed the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh for the injustice meted out to women and termed the Ujjain incident involving the rape of a 12yearold girl beyond imaginationThe girl who was raped and found bleeding on a street in MPs Ujjain city was on Wednesday operated upon by a team of specialist doctors and her condition is critical but stable an official has said The assault on the minor has sparked massive public outrageDespite BJP being in power in MP for nearly 20 years and at the Centre for 10 years Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of cases of injustice and atrocities against women in the country This is not the figure of the Samajwadi Party but that of NCRB National Crime Records Bureau said YadavThe former UP chief minister arrived here on Wednesday to take part in a rally at Sirmaur in Rewa district in favour of his party candidate Laxman TiwariAssembly elections in Madhya Pradesh are expected to be held in a few monthsCan anybody imagine that in a state where 12 crore women are associated with the Ladli Behna scheme there is an incident with a 12yearold girl referring to the Ujjain rape incident such a situation is prevailing Yadav told reporters in KhajurahoThe MP government has formed a special investigation team SIT to probe into the Ujjain incident and a suspect has been detained state home minister Narottam Mishra said on WednesdayThere is an atmosphere of insecurity among the women in the state despite the BJP being in power for 20 years in MP and for 10 years at the Centre Yadav saidReferring to the passage of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam womens reservation bill which makes a provision for 33 per cent reservation to women in Parliament and assemblies Yadav said nobody knows when it will be implementedBut if the BJP is serious about it the party should field 33 per cent women workers in the upcoming Vidhan Sabha assembly polls he said The lists declared so far by the BJP do not reflect that provision said the SP presidentYadav said his party will consider fielding women in 20 per cent seats in these electionsAbout a question on the opposition grouping INDIA Yadav said the SP is a part of it but will contest in the states where it is strong and in a position to stop the BJP from marching aheadHe said that his partys strategy is to work for the welfare of the PDA or Pichde backward class Dalit and Alpsankhyak minorities and added that if the party continues to work on this strategy then it will witness a big change in Madhya PradeshYadav also said that his partys candidates have been winning in different parts of the state for a long time and have a strong presence in Madhya PradeshThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever