BHUBANESWAR : Noting that rising cases of “brutal assault” of women and “child rape” has shaken the conscience of the nation, President Pranab Mukherjee today said society should introspect at its repeated failure to ensure safety and security of the fairer sex.
He said the country must identify the cause behind such criminal depravity, and exhorted educational institutions to take a lead in imparting moral education to meet the challenges of the present time.
“The recent increase in cases of brutal assault on women and child rape has shaken the collective conscience of the nation. These unfortunate incidents underscore the urgency for our society to pause and introspect at the erosion of values and our repeated failure to ensure safety and security of women and children,” Mukherjee said addressing the 45th convocation of Utkal University here.
Observing that “such criminal depravity is a threat to civilised functioning of society”, he emphasised the need to identify causes and solutions behind such acts.
“The society must ensure dignity and respect for women,” he said.
The President, during his address to the nation on the eve of Republic Day, had also stated that it was time for the nation to “reset its moral compass”.
He called upon the teachers responsible for educating youngsters and “who wield moral authority in the society” to set the process in the motion.
“Our universities and academic institutions must take a lead in imparting education which will help us meet the moral challenge of our time. It must help us build a modern democracy based on values of human dignity and equality,” he said. (AGENCIES)
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