In the midst of the ongoing Monsoon Session, MPs from the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) of Rajasthan and other senior party leaders staged a protest in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the Parliament grounds. Leaders of the BJP were protesting the “rising atrocities and crime against women” that were occurring in the state.
One of the protest leaders and BJP MP Harnath Singh Yadav claims that the Rajasthani government failed to adequately protect women in the state. He declared, “There are atrocities committed against women in West Bengal, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Manipur. Rajasthan and other states have been disregarded, and the opposition can only see Manipur. The state of Rajasthan’s government has failed to protect women. BJP MP and state president for Rajasthan, CP Joshi, called for the resignation of Ashok Gehlot.
According to BJP MP CP Joshi, “Our demand is that Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot resign because he is unable to safeguard women in the state. Over the past few years, there have been more crimes against women in the state. Rajyavardhan Rathore, a BJP leader and MP, also expressed his opinions and supported Modi’s government’s goal of ensuring women’s safety in the nation.
West Bengal State BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar slammed Opposition parties for ignoring the women atrocities in West Bengal and raising just manipur incident.
She said, “The atrocities against women in West Bengal have been increasing but our opposition is only able to see Manipur and not Malda”.
Apart from these leaders, BJP MP Ravi Kishan also sought Ashok Gehlot’s resignation from his Rajasthan CM post and said, “We demand the resignation of Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot. The atrocities on Dalits (women) need to be stopped. The atrocities have tremendously increased and so we are protesting here in front of the Gandhi Statue on the Parliament premises.”
The Rajasthan BJP organized a protest against the horrific killings in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, as well as the ongoing violence against women, on July 21 in front of the Gandhi statue.
