On Friday, Women against Sexual Violence and State Repression (WSS), in a strongly worded statement, denounced the response of UP’s State forces to the rape and murder of a young dalit girl, Manisha Valmiki. They also demanded the resignition of Yogi Adityanath.
The WSS is a non funded grassroots organisation that started in November 2009 to put an end to the violence that is forced upon women’s bodies by the state and society. They consist of a nationwide network of women from diverse political and social movements from various organisations and movements.
Those who chant “Save the Daughter” are busy saving the rapists!
Such a crime would shake any civilised society, which proves how deep rooted Manuvadi patriarchy is established in the society.
If that was not the case, it would not have taken a week for police to register FIR of the victim. The incident occurred on September 14 and by the 17th the SSP was made aware of the incident through a tweet. The police only registered an FIR and treatment of the injured girl started only after there was state-wide outcry. After the news spread only then the accused were arrested.
To save the upper criminals, the government is doing one criminal act one after another.
[…] case appeared in front of the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court. The late victim was a 19 year old Dalit girl, who died after four savarna men raped her. The court chided the UP police for their conduct, particularly cremating her body, against the […]