The first three of the total eight phases of West Bengal’s assembly elections are now over and the electorate in 91 constituencies have already cast their votes. A total of 44 seats will go to polls on April 10 for the fourth phase.
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On Thursday, Yogi Adityanath said that anti-Romeo squads will be formed in West Bengal if the party is voted to power in the state. Playing the typical saffron-party card, Adityanath stated that Bengal is not a safe place for women under the present TMC government.
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Adityanath was addressing three poll rallies in Hooghly and Howrah districts of the state. Apart from this, a roadshow was held by BJP president JP Nadda in Mekliganj, Coochbehar.
Stats of UP on crimes against women
It is worthwhile to note that the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) positions Uttar Pradesh as the most unsafe for Women. In this context, the Badaun incident occurred within a few months after a Dalit lady from Hathras was purportedly assaulted by four men on September 14. The Hathras victim passed away on September 29 at Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital and the victim in the Badaun incident died due to severe injuries and blood loss caused by the accused with her body dumped at the doorsteps of the anxious family in the dead of the night.
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In 2016, Uttar Pradesh had the most elevated number of crimes against women. While the state recorded 14.5% of the absolute instances of violations against women, it represented 12.4% of the total number of rape cases.
The 2017 statistics highlights the poor law and order circumstances in the nation with 3.59 lakh instances of crimes revealed against women. Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of crimes against women with 56,011 cases, while Madhya Pradesh recorded the highest number of rape cases at 5562.
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The 2017 Unnao rape case in the Bharatiya Janata Party- ruled Uttar Pradesh shook the nation. The party legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar was charge-sheeted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the case. Uttar Pradesh was trailed by Maharashtra with 31,979 cases and West Bengal with 30,002 cases.
