Image from Malayalam weekly After the Modi government took charge of the nation in 2014, the number of assaults on women hit a record. In 2021 alone, in spite of the Covid-lockdowns, there were 31,677 cases registered in this regard. A lot more assaults go unregistered for various reasons. 87 rapes take place in India ever day now. That is the official statistic. You can imagine the real number. There is little connection between word and deed in Modi governance. The empowerment of women was one of the loudest slogans of Modi when he came to power. Nine years later, women have been enfeebled more than ever. There are a lot of slogans and projects like Beti Bachao Beti Padhao and Mahila Samman Bachat Patra Yojana . Diarrhoea of words and constipation of deeds. One bizarre truth is that women have been transmuted into battlefields in Modi’s India. Rape is a weapon that the right wing in India now wields effectively. Manipur is the latest war zone. How many women have been raped there
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