Congress slams ‘double engine’ governments of the BJP over women safety-OxBig News Network

All India Mahila Congress (AIMC) President Alka Lamba addresses a press conference, at AICC HQ in New Delhi, Tuesday, March 4, 2025

The Congress on Tuesday (March 4, 2025) cited the harassment of a Union Minister’s daughter in Maharashtra to allege that BJP’s double engine governments were proving to be “a curse” for the nation’s daughters.

Citing figures for crimes against women from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana and Rajasthan to target the Narendra Modi Government, Mahila Congress chief Alka Lamba asserted that it would hold such dispensations accountable on women’s safety.

“The BJP’s ‘double engine’ governments in the country are proving to be a curse for daughters. A case of harassment of Union Minister’s daughter and her friends has come to light in Maharashtra. After the FIR, it was revealed that the molester was a former BJP councilor — Piyush More. His pictures are there with the Chief Minister of Maharashtra and other top BJP leaders,” Ms. Lamba told reporters at a briefing.

Her remarks came a day after Jalgaon police arrested two men and detained a minor boy in connection with the harassment of the Union Minister’s daughter and some of her friends on February 28 during the Sant Muktai Yatra in Kothali village.

Noting that International Women’s Day would be celebrated on March 8, Ms. Lamba pointed out the crimes still occurring against the “daughters of the country”.

“A 19-year-old girl was gang raped at knife point in Pune, a video of the incident was made [public] but no action was taken in the case. There have been 17,000 cases of crimes against daughters in Gujarat in the last nine years. Every month, about 200 daughters reach the police station for justice,” she claimed.

She also listed recent crimes against women in Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. In the past six months, 20,000 cases of harassment against women were registered in Rajasthan, she added.

“Whether anyone stands up for these daughters or not… the Congress Party and the Mahila Congress will definitely stand by them strongly,” Ms. Lamba asserted.

“If people sitting in responsible positions are not able to punish the criminals, then they should also be relieved from their posts. That is why we have resolved that we will not let the government take the issue of women’s safety lightly. We will hold the governments accountable in this matter,” she added.