5,500 Marshals In DTC And Cluster Buses To Ensure Women’s Safety

The CM in his tweet appealed to all the former home guards to protect women in buses with sincerity.
The CM in his tweet appealed to all the former home guards to protect women in buses with sincerity.
“Currently, only 30 percent of women and 70 percent of men travel in public transport buses and metro trains. Our free ride scheme will significantly help women realise their dreams.” Arvind Kejriwal
As a woman, I am very offended by such offers and I’ll tell you why. First of all, we have to reconfirm the basic funda that there’s nothing like a “free lunch”. Go back to your economics books guys. Free is one of the biggest myths of the commercial era, writes Gunjan.
When women friendly policies are announced, the first response is to rejoice. However, over the years, most of these policies have focused on offering subsidies and incentives, and barely any have dealt with the root cause of the problem, writes Sohini Bhattacharya.
Increasing cases of harassment and molestation reported by women traveling in buses has led the Delhi government to conduct a study to bring better solutions for crimes against women.
Border Security Force personnel are some of the most trusted men in the country. But when they end up harassing women, the force gets a bad name. Recently, a BSF constable was arrested after he was caught winking at a woman travelling in a DTC bus in Delhi’s South Campus Area. ALSO READ: We Were Locked Up […]