DCW chief Swati Maliwal ends hunger strike after 10 days

April 22, 2018 15:51

Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal ended her indefinite hunger strike on Sunday. Maliwal, who has been sitting on a hunger strike for past 10 days at Rajghat in New Delhi, broke her fast at 2:00 pm today.

I was fighting alone but then I was supported by people across the country. I think this is a historical victory in independent India. I congratulate everyone on this victory, she said.

On Saturday, she made the decision to end her hunger strike hours after the Union Cabinet approved an ordinance to give stringent punishment, including the death penalty, to those convicted of raping girls below 12 years.

Earlier, the DCW chief had said she wont end her fast until something concrete happens to ensure safety of a girl child. I congratulate people of this country for this victory. Very few protests have achieved so much in such less time. But until something concrete happens, I will not give up. Until a system is there which ensures safety for the last girl, I wont give up, Maliwal had said on Twitter.

I will continue the fast until the ordinance is passed. Also police resources and accountability needs to be increased. Really sad that some channels are playing false news that I have broken the fast. Praying to all news channels conscience to kindly not report fake news, she added.

Image: DCW chief Swati Maliwal broke her 10-day fast on Sunday after the POSCO Act was amended. Photograph: Ravi Choudhary/PTI Photo

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