‘Nari shakti’ slogan empty, crimes against women up, says Cong’s ramesh Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the formation of a Congress-led government in June 2024 will end the “10 years of anyaay-kaal for women”. He alleged the BJP government’s slogans of ‘nari shakti’ remain empty words without real action. For 10 years, the WCD Ministry has seen only “incompetence, apathy, and an anti-women mindset,” Ramesh said. “While minister Smriti Irani herself remains silent as women across India are assaulted, waking up only for crimes in Opposition-ruled states, her ministry diverts funds away from necessary schemes and hardworking women,” he claimed. Ramesh alleged that the five “massive failures” of the ministry are: “crimes against women and children have doubled; shrinking budget & underutilisation of funds; low pay and ill-treatment of ASHA and anganwadi workers; rise in anaemia among women and children; unemployment & lost income among women”. On crimes against women and children, he said, “Around 35 lakhs cases of crime against women have been reported under the Modi Sarkaar, between 2014 and 2022.
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