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Stressing on the importance of a zero-tolerance approach towards crime against women, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said that implementing a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) would be a step forward to ensure justice for women.
Addressing students at Delhi University’s Bharati College, the V-P reiterated President Droupadi Murmu’s recent expression on violence against women and said “enough is enough”. “When you make a girl or a woman a victim, you are injuring our civilisation. You are injuring sublimity. You are behaving like a monster. You are exemplifying barbarity to an extreme, draconian level. Nothing should come in the way. I want everyone in the country to heed the same sage and timely caution by the President of India,” Dhankhar said.
Mentioning that the UCC was in the Directive Principles of State Policy, the V-P said: “…the UCC, which has been on the shelf for too long, is a small measure of justice for your segment. Look around and see what it means. It will help in several ways, but mainly it will help your gender.”
Further, urging young women students to become financially independent, Dhankhar said: “It is quintessentially important for you to unleash your energy and potential”. “Girls are the most important stakeholders in the development of the nation. They constitute the backbone and spinal strength of the rural economy, agro-economy, and informal economy.”
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