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AIDWA condemns UP Congress chief’s remarks

NEW DELHI: The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) has condemned the remarks made by Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi.

“Ms. Joshi has not only criticised the monetary relief given by the State government to Dalit rape victims, but also gratuitously advised them to throw the money on the Chief Minister’s face and say that in the case she herself was raped, they would collect Rs.1 crore as compensation for her,” the AIDWA said.

“Ms. Joshi’s vulgarity is matched only by her ignorance. She should know that monetary assistance is given to rape victims under the Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, which is a Central Act. She seems to have no understanding of the tremendous vulnerability of women belonging to the exploited and the poorest sections to physical abuse and sexual assault and the importance of their receiving at least a modicum of relief and support,” a statement from the AIDWA said.

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