Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 26: Activists of JKDF today held a candle march to express solidarity with women and children who have become the victims of growing sexual abuses in the country.
The candle march was led by District Jammu Urban President Arun Khanna along with hundreds of party activists holding candles in their hands chanting of anti rape slogans. They passed through the main bazaar of city. The candle march which started from Raghunath Mandir Chowk and culminated at Purani Mandi witnessed the large participation of women activists of party. The candle march was organized to apprise the Government to take serious note of growing cases of rape and sexual abuses against the children and women folk.
While speaking on insure the occasion Arun Khanna said, “common man particularly women feel insecure in this country owing to the soft approach of Government towards criminals. In the Indian Society where women traditionally are held at high esteem and are even worshipped like goddesses are now humiliated and abused to such an extent that there is no parallel example even from the stone age era. Small children are being made victims of these abuses, he added.
JKDF strongly condemn such atrocities on women and pledged to fight against the criminals and crimes against the fair sex. JKDF warn the Government at Centre as well as at State to take effective steps to check such crimes against the women and ensure speedy justice to the victims of this horrible crime.
The decision to take out the candle light procession was taken in a meeting of the party held under the chairmanship of its president Anil Gupta.
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