Bhubaneswar, February 27 BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Friday alleged that women were not safe under the BJP rule in Odisha, and said the state government should take proactive steps to ensure their safety.
"While the government makes long speeches on women's safety and law and order, the reality on the ground is extremely alarming. Even in broad daylight, there is an atmosphere of fear," the former CM said in a post on X.
He alleged that the BJP government's "failure" to take any exemplary and stringent action was "encouraging criminals".
"How many more innocent lives will be lost? From underage girls to differently-abled young women, no one is safe. So, is the rule of law still in place in the state?"
"The news of rapes coming from Kanhia in Angul district, Kuchinda in Sambalpur, and the Paradip area in Jagatsinghpur is deeply disturbing. Lawlessness prevails everywhere… women and girls are insecure all around," Patnaik wrote.
The Odisha government should take proactive steps to spread widespread awareness on women's safety and ensure the rule of law is upheld in the state, he said.
