New Delhi: Congress President and UPA
Chairperson Sonia Gandhi expressed her concern over violence against women on
Tuesday, while laying the foundation stone for a girl’s hostel at Delhi’s Jamia
Millia Islamia University campus. She also made a strong pitch for a proactive
society to create a safe environment for them.
"We have been shocked by the violence
that girls and women encounter on the street and even in their homes. Of
course, it is not universal, but it is there widespread," said Sonia
Gandhi. "It pains me that as a society, we have failed to counter it and
create a safe environment where girls and women can live and flourish without
being constantly forced to live in the fear of abuse and molestation,"
added the Congress President. While the government, Parliament and institutions
like the police have to discharge their role, society at large also needs to
change its mind-set, said Sonia Gandhi.
"We must all become all the more
proactive. There can be no better places for this other than our families,
schools and universities," she added. Sonia Gandhi also expressed
happiness over the decision of the university to name a ground in the
university after "charismatic" cricketer late Mansoor Ali Khan
Pataudi. The Congress President said she
was delighted to be at the varsity as she does not often get a chance to be
amongst students.
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