Cannot provide security to everyone: Goa BJP's women chief
Panaji, June 2: Commenting on the increasing number of rape cases and the gang rape of a 20-year-old girl by three tourists on a beach in Goa last month, BJP's state women wing President Sulakshana Sawant on Saturday said the government cannot provide security to every individual.
"We need to change the mentality of the people. We cannot provide security to every individual. But an individual can act as a protector of the other," Sawant said.
The rape of a 20-year-old woman at South Goa's Betalbatim beach on May 25 by three tourists has triggered a debate about the safety of women in the coastal state, which attracts more than six lakh tourists every year.
Sawant said more rape cases are being registered now because more women were coming forward to report such crimes.
"Only few rape cases were reported earlier, but now many women are coming forward and reporting cases as they believe something might change it," she said.
Sawant added that the women's wing of the BJP in the state will request the Tourism Department to install CCTVs on beach stretches which are aloof in order to prevent untoward incidents.
"We will tell the Tourism Department to install CCTVs at the beaches which are aloof and prone to crimes. But when something happens, one has to be proactive to act against it," Sawant said.
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2021 post-poll violence: SC raps CBI over its plea seeking transfer of cases outside West Bengal
New Delhi (PTI):The Supreme Court on Friday rapped the CBI for making "scandalous allegations" against the courts in its plea seeking transfer of cases relating to the 2021 post-post violence cases outside West Bengal.
A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal said the agency cannot cast aspersions on the entire judiciary in West Bengal.
"Mr Raju what kind of grounds are taken in this? How can you cast aspersions on entire judiciary.You are showing as if there is a hostile environment in whole West Bengal.
"Your officers may not like the judicial officer or a particular state but don't say that the entire judiciary is not functioning. The judges the district judges and civil judges and sessions judges can't come here and defend themselves," the bench told Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, appearing for the CBI.
Defending the averments in the petition, the law officer told the apex court that there is no intention to cast aspersions and it is a case of loose drafting.
Raju withdrew the transfer petition after scathing observation from the apex court.
The top court recorded in its order, "Scandalous allegations have been made against all the courts in general in West Bengal. It has been repeatedly averred that there is a hostile environment prevailing in the courts. It is very unfortunate that the central agency has chosen to cast aspersions on courts in West Bengal".
"ASG states that there was no intention to cast aspersions. However the averment are to the contrary. He seeks permission to withdraw," the bench said.
The CBI had filed the petition in December 2023 seeking directions to transfer the cases outside of West Bengal due to alleged concerns of witness intimidation.
