Sonia Gandhi write for action

December 19, 2012

UPA chief Sonia Gandhi visited the hospital to inquire victim  the 23-year-old medical student gang-raped by six men in Delhi who is battling for her life. Sonia Gandhi, who met the young woman’s parents.She has sent two letters to Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, demanding action.Sonia Gandhi said in her letter to CM Delhi Mrs Dikshit, who heads a Congress government, “It’s a shame that these incidents recur with painful regularity and that our daughters, sisters, mothers are unsafe in the capital city.” She directed the Chief Minister to take “whatever steps are necessary to undertake community action, to strengthen law and order, and to step up vigilance to protect women.” Letter to  Mr Shinde, Mrs Gandhi, wrote “It’s a shame for all of us who are responsible for security of our cities. This monstrous crime deserves not only universal condemnation but also the government’s most urgent attention. It is imperative that the police and other agencies concerned are sensitise to the danger our daughters, sisters, mothers face every day. The security agencies must be motivated, trained and equipped to deal with this menace.”