New Delhi, Dec 13 : Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday condemned the heinous crimes of gangrape in the national Capital and blames migrant population for the same.
Interacting with media persons, Chidambaram blamed migrant population for the rise in crime graph in Delhi.
Stroking controversy, Chidambaram said, “I condemn the heinous crime of rape. Migrants are behind such crimes in the capital.”
Chidambaram was reacting after an 18-year-old girl was gangraped on Sunday in a moving car while 600-700 policemen, who were trying to locate the car went in vain.
The policemen from the six police stations immediately launched roadblocks after her abduction but failed to save the modesty of the girl.
The incident took place in Sultanpuri locality when the girl protested lewd comments by the criminals.
Meanwhile, Chidambaram’s remark has also upset some party leaders. A Congress MP, Sanjay Kumar, has asked the home minister to take back his statement.
The Opposition RJD and Samajwadi Party also slammed Chidambaram for his remark.
On the other hand, BJP leader Kirti Azad also criticized Chidambaran and said that Congress government has been trying to hide its failure and mistakes by blaming migrants.
This was the fourth incident of abduction and gangrape in a span of one month. The rising incident of rapes in the capital have been raising serious question over the safety of women.
Around 433 cases of rapes have been reported so far in this year in the capital. According to the statistics, Delhi witnessed one rape each day in the year 2010.
Meanwhile, Women Commission chief Girja Vyas also expressed concern over the incidents of rape in the capital. Vyas said that a Women Commission team will meet the Delhi Police officials to discuss the worrying situation.
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