Amit Shah deploys MoS Home Reddy & Rai to speak to protesters seeking women's safety

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday has deployed both of his Ministers of State (MoS) G Kishan Reddy and Nityanand Rai to Delhi to talk to people protesting over women's safety. Shah has directed both MoS to look into matter immediately and give a solution. Apart from that, Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) members are also going to meet MoS over same issue. 

DCW's letter to Home Minister

Earlier, on sixth day of her indefinite hunger strike, Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal on Sunday wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking an appointment for DCW members to meet him on an urgent basis, in light of a number of rape incidents across country. In her letter, Maliwal also appealed to him to withdraw security from VIPs owing to scarcity of police resources.

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Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Swati Maliwal who is observing an indefinite hunger strike demanding laws for capital punishment for rapists within six months and hanging of Nirbhaya rape convict, has expressed sness as Government has t accepted her demands yet. Maliwal vowed to continue her hunger strike until her demands are met. Protests for women's safety also took place on Thursday.

'Nirbhaya's rapists should be hanged on December 16'

"I am very s that our govt is so insensitive. govt official has come to me yet, neir have y accepted any of my demands. I will continue my hunger strike until my demands are accepted. Nirbhaya rapists should be hanged till death on 16th December only. I will t end this strike anyhow until demands are accepted. Nirbhaya's rapists are still alive," said Maliwal.

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Swati Maliwal's hunger strike

In aftermath of Hyderab horror, Maliwal h started her hunger strike on December 3 demanding death penalty for convicts in rape cases within six months. DCW chairperson h said that her protest would continue until Central government gives assurance that rapists will be hanged within six months.

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