Common man needs more security than VIPs: Maliwal

Maliwal's indefinite hunger strike against the increasing cases of rapes of women and minor girls, entered the sixth day on Sunday.

In a letter to the Home Minister, the DCW chairperson said, ''It is our demand that all police personnel involved in giving security to politicians across the country should be immediately withdrawn and assigned to the police stations. Let them serve the people of this country and not the netas.

''My hunger strike shall continue, till the Centre meets my demands of a stronger system for ensuring certainty and swiftness of stern and exemplary punishment to the rapists, devolution of Nirbhaya funds to the states, increasing the police personnel and accountability, fast track courts as well as hanging rapists of Nirbhaya urgently,'' she added.

''I appeal to you to help us create stronger systems against rapists in this country. In this regard, members of DCW would like to come and meet you.
''For the last six days, I am on an indefinite hunger strike, demanding a definite framework to ensure strict and exemplary punishment to rapists within six months. Lakhs of Indians are out on the streets across the country since past several days, voicing this demand.

''However, all these cries are falling on deaf ears. There has been an absolute silence from the Central Government as well as the state governments, on the rising crimes against women,'' Maliwal said.

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