DCW chief moves her hunger strike to Raj Ghat
December 04, 2019  09:51
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Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Swati Maliwal has moved her hunger strike to Raj Ghat after she was no longer allowed to sit at the Jantar Mantar area.


Yesterday, Maliwal had accused the police of trying to disrupt her indefinite hunger strike over the Telangana rape and murder case. "Delhi Police is time and again trying to stop us from holding the indefinite hunger strike. They are trying to make us leave from Jantar Mantar and are also not letting us know where to go so that we can continue our fight for women's rights," Maliwal had told ANI.


She had however asserted that her indefinite hunger strike will not end, irrespective of whatever actions the police might take, and urged the officials to help them in their endeavour.


"We haven't even put a tent or even a loudspeaker, what problems can we cause to anyone? They are asking us to go to Ramleela Maidan, do they not know that it is a hub for gamblers and alcoholics? Our fight is not against the police but the system. We appeal to the Prime Minister to ensure that rapists are given stringent punishment within six months in the country," she said.


The DCW chairperson also demanded a quick filling up of the empty posts in the Delhi Police to ensure women's safety in the national capital and is also demanding the death penalty for convicts in rape cases within 6 months.
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