Brinda Karat says 86 women are raped every day in India, 6000 are burnt alive for dowry every year

CPI(M) politburo member Brinda Karat on Monday said that on average, 86 women are raped every day in India while annually more than 6,000 brides are burnt alive for dowry and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has failed to keep the girls and women safe.

Leading a massive rally of women in Agartala, Karat added that as claimed by Modi, instead of HIRA (Highways, Internet, Railways and Airways) governance in BJP-ruled Tripura, drugs' mafia rule has been going on in the state.

She said that at the G20 meeting, the Prime Minister claimed India has a rich democracy, but in Tripura's four elections, including local bodies, Lok Sabha, and Assembly by-election, were held but a large number of voters were not allowed to cast their vote.

"People are now discussing these issues and Modi would see the consequences of it in the upcoming Assembly elections in Tripura."

The CPI(M) leader said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah is bulldozing everything, but not doing the same against those involved in crimes against women.

She alleged that even after 10 years since the Rs 6,000 crore Nirbhaya Fund was established and initiatives are taken aiming to enhance the safety and security of women, the government failed to utilize even one-third of the fund.

Karat added that Modi is promoting fundamentalism but has not been sincere regarding women's empowerment and people have realized that.

She said in the upcoming state Assembly elections, the main issue of the CPI(M) would be the 'double deprivation' of the people by the double-engine government under the BJP.

The rally was organized by the All India Democratic Women's Association to protest the rising crime against women and protect their rights of the women. (KB/IANS)