Wayanad, Sept. 22 -- Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday raised concern over recent sexual assaults on women in Delhi and Bihar, saying such "horrible" attacks were not only increasing but also becoming more violent.
She urged the Centre and state governments to ensure that women can safely venture out on the streets.
Vadra termed the incidents of crimes against women as "horrible" and said that it was always unsafe for women, and now it was becoming even more so.
"It's horrible. The crimes against women are just increasing. It was always been unsafe for women, and it has become more and more increasingly violent towards women. I think there is no point talking about big schemes and programmes if we can't even ensure the safety of women on our streets," she told reporters here.
There have been a spate of sexual assaults against minor girls in the national capital in the last couple of weeks.
On September 10, a 16-year-old girl was gangraped and killed in Swaroop Nagar; on September 16, a minor girl was sexually assaulted in a Sadar Bazar shop when she went out to buy stationery; and on
September 21, a six-year-old girl and a 17-year-old girl were sexually assaulted in separate incidents in the national capital.
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