Action needed to stop heinous incidents: Sonia

April 20, 2013 15:45

With the brutal rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi sparking outrage, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today sent out a tough message to authorities that "action and not words" are necessary to stop recurrence of such incidents.

"Congress President Sonia Gandhi has condemned the heinous incident of rape of the five-year-old girl. She has appealed to the government and the administration that action and not words are required to ensure that such incidents never happen again in future," party general secretary Janardan Dwivedi told PTI.

Gandhi also emphasised the need for "awareness" among citizens to stop such incidents, saying these kinds of crimes can be stopped only when each and every citizen of the country is alert and aware.

"The entire society needs to be alert and aware to prevent such incidents," she said. Sources, meanwhile, said that Gandhi is also likely to visit the victim in AIIMS.

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