Celebs, activists comment on the gruesome Delhi gang-rape and the victim's sad demise
Such things happen during the wars and this is a rarest of rare case.
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These rapists should be hanged. I am depressed. Women are not a commodity or toy. Yes, women wear modern dresses. This doesn't mean that they are inviting the men to look at them.
Nandini Sardesai, Sociologist
This was a very tragic end of a brutal crime. This is even more appalling for Indians who were water canned and lathi charged while protesting for the victim.
The accused should get death penalties and Indians should boycott January 26 celebrations.
Pooja Bedi, Actor
The struggle has not ended yet and we should come forward at this point of time for the discrimination that we are facing today. We have to stand for it consistently.
The government should realise that it is responsible for the rise in the number of cases of assault on women.
Kiran Moghe, AIDWA secretary
I am part of this system and I am sorry to say I feel frustrated and dejected at times when I hear about such heinous crimes.
I have written to the Chief Minister asking for his serious interventions.
Priya Dutt, MP (North Central Mumbai), and Secretary AICC
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Shah Rukh Khan, Actor
Rape embodies sexuality as our culture & society has defined it. I’m sorry that I’m a part of this society
Barkha Dutt, Journalist
5,000 security personnel deployed in and around India Gate to keep protesters away. Will GOI ever deploy as many to keep women safe ?
Harit Nagpal, CEO, TATA SKY
Seeking death for six rapists and marching with candles is like trying to cure Bronchitis with Strepsils. Lets not mistake Comfort for Cure!
Shobha de, Author
You can snuff out thousands of candles. How do you put out fires lit inside a billion minds and hearts?
Politicians
Your voice has been heard. I understand how you feel. I appeal to you to help strengthen our collective resolve to fight the menace of violence against women
Sonia Gandhi, Congress president
It would be a true homage to her memory, if we are able to channelise these emotions and energies into a constructive course of action
Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister
Our hearts are burning with grief and shame and this is not the moment for speeches or words, but for deep reflection among ourselves, within ourselves
Sheila Dikshit, Delhi Chief Ministeru00a0
Women up in arms
When people react to such issues, the government clamps down on public instead of taking appropriate measures. We, the people, have the right to express our insecurities and ourselves.
In case we are having problems, shouldn’t we be approaching the government. But it’s sad that our government has failed to understand our current needs.
Pooja Bhimani, Student
The police should subject the rapists to third degree every day because only then they’ll understand the pain they had inflicted upon the poor soul.u00a0
It’s because of such men that women in country feel unsafe. The girl’s family has paid the price for someone else’s crime.
Mamta Sawhney, Sion resident
Those rapists should be castrated and left on the road to die a dog’s death.
There is a serious need to educate our children, especially boys, to respect the opposite gender. After police, it’s our duty to look after our own safety.
Shachi Chawla, Chunabhatti resident
Whatever happened to the girl is extremely sad. No one should ever experience what she went through.
Those rapists need to be hanged, but if there is something more brutal than death then I think they deserve that. The government should do something soon so that the girl rests in peace.
Sonal Sharma, Student
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