Bengaluru: Residents across the city took to the streets on Sunday to protest against the rape and murder of an eight year-old in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir, and rape of a 17-year-old in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh.

The protests were organised as part of a silent protest that was organised across the counrty between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday.

Protestors drew parellels between the Nirbhaya case and that of Asifa. Many also felt that the country was no longer safe for woman.

The Students’ council and IISc. Families and Friends also staged a protest on the IISc. campus, demanding justice for the victims.

A unique voice was raised by an artist near the RV College of Music and Fine Arts, who stood on the street with painting imge of Asifa.

While a group of Bengalureans held a similar event at the Orion Mall in Rajajinagar wehre people staged a protest against the incident.

Around 50 people came together at N.R. Colony bus stop, who comdemned all the attempts made by vested interests to suppress this issue.

 

 

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Amaravati, Jan 24 (PTI): YSRCP Rajya Sabha member V Vijayasai Reddy on Friday said he will be resigning from his parliament membership on January 25.

In a post on 'X', he said he is not joining any other party and also quitting politics.

"I am quitting politics. I am resigning from the Rajya Sabha membership tomorrow, ( January) 25th . I will not join any political party. I am not resigning hoping for any position, benefits, or money. This decision is completely my personal one. There was no pressure. No one influenced me," he said in the post.

Reddy is currently serving his second term as Rajya Sabha member from YSRCP from Andhra Pradesh.

He is one of the key figures in former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led party in the state.