Enough is enough: President Murmu express distress on condition of women in India

New Delhi: As protests erupt across the country in response to the heinous rape and murder of a young doctor-in-training at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, President Droupadi Murmu expressed her deep distress and horror upon learning of the crime, stating that it's even more disheartening to acknowledge that this incident is part of a larger pattern of violent crimes targeting women. The President's remarks come as citizens demand justice for the victim and call for an end to the escalating violence against women. 

President Droupadi Murmu strongly condemned the horrific rape and murder of a young doctor-in-training at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, emphasizing that such heinous crimes against women have no place in a civilized society. She passionately declared, "No civilised society can allow daughters and sisters to be subjected to such atrocities," and unequivocally stated, "Enough is enough," underscoring the urgent need for change and an end to violence against women.

Murmu calls for honest self-introspection

President Murmu pointed out that even as people were protesting in Kolkata, crimes were still happening elsewhere. She said, "Even as students, doctors and citizens were protesting in Kolkata, criminals remained on prowl elsewhere." The President told PTI that society needs to look at itself honestly and ask tough questions. She said, "The society needs an honest and unbiased self-introspection and ask itself some difficult questions. Very often a deplorable mindset sees the female as a lesser human being, less powerful, less capable, less intelligent." 

President Murmu emphasized the need to protect our daughters from fear. She said, "Those who share such views then go further and see the female as an object. We owe it to our daughters to remove the hurdles from their path of winning freedom from fear."

Let us deal with this perversion: Murmu

The President recalled the tragic 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape case, urging comprehensive action to address the root causes of such crimes. She said, "Let us deal with this perversion in a comprehensive manner to curb it right at the beginning."

President Murmu criticized society's tendency to forget past atrocities, saying, "Societies scared to face history resort to collective amnesia, it's time now for India to face history squarely." She added, "In 12 years since Nirbhaya, countless rapes have been forgotten by society, and this 'collective amnesia' is obnoxious."