Rate of rape came down in many states after Modi's emphasis on building toilets in villages: Patra
New Delhi, Jun 5: The rate of rape has come down in many states following the Modi government's emphasis on building toilets in villages, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra said on Sunday.
Addressing a programme at the Delhi BJP office here, Patra outlined the achievements of eight years of the BJP government at the Centre.
He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visits to girls' schools and interactions with women realised that the dropout rate of girl students was higher than boys.
Research showed that it was because there were no toilets in schools, Patra said.
He said most of rapes happened when women in rural areas used to go out to attend nature's call in the dark.
A toilet is connected to many aspects, including dignity and health, Patra said and added, "In many states, the rate of rape has come down because the prime minister gave women 'izzatghar' (toilet)."
Patra said no one had ever imagined that a prime minister could talk about toilets while addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort but Modi did.
"Modi is the first prime minister in the world who talked about toilets," he said.
Currently over six lakh villages in the country have become open defecation free, he said.
Citing the Modi government's scheme of 'Jan Dhan' accounts through which 20 crore women were provided financial help during the COVID-19 pandemic, Patra said they are the largest block of the category of "silent voters" who vote for Modi.
In the last eight years of the Modi government a new word, "beneficiary", has been added to the political discourse. Earlier, the governments were formed on the basis of caste and religion of voters and dynastic politics but now beneficiaries decide who will come to power, he said.
Patra also trained guns at the Congress and the AAP over the issue of corruption.
"In just 15 days after the AAP came to power in Punjab, Arvind Kejriwal had to remove a minister due to corruption, while in eight years of the Modi government there is no charges of corruption of even a single penny against any cabinet minister at the Centre."
As compared to "scams" of previous government at the Centre, the Modi government is known for coming out with unique schemes for development and welfare, he said.
This change from "scam to scheme" is a big change that has happened in eight years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and everyone needs to support his endeavour to make India a world leader, Patra added.
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
