Massive Women March to Governor

Patna, September 6:
Protesting against the severely beating up and misbehavior with women and citizens in the custody of Kadamkuan Police Station here and increasing attack on mass movements in the state Women took out a massive Rajbhawan March on Tuesday. The March organized under the banner of Sanyukta Mahila Sangharsha Morcha consisted of 5 women organizations, namely Bihar Mahila Samaj, All India progressive Women’ Association (AIPWA), Working Women Association, All India Democratic Women Association (AIDWA) and All India Mahila Sanskritik Sangathan (AIMSS).
The March started from Gandhi Maidan and reached at R Block traversing through Fraser Road, Dakbunglow roundabout, Patna Junction and New Market. While the huge procession was stopped by the police at R Block, it conversed into a mass meeting. The participating women coming from different parts of the state were shouting thunderous slogans and they were holding placards like ‘reward exemplary punishment to the Town DSP Mr. Ramakant Prasad, guilty for slapping and abusing badly the women at Kadamkuan PS’, ‘immediately release the arrested youths’, Stop police repression on democratic mass movements’.
Addressing the huge women gathering at R Block the women leaders said: Without making any attempt at dialogue the Town DSP Mr. Ramakant Prasad resorted to lathicharge, severely beat up and misbehaved with the citizens and women protesting against water logging, garbage pile-up and extreme insanitary conditions in their locality, Longertoli Gali. Ignoring and disregarding the fact that only a woman police can arrest a woman the DSP beat up Sadhna Mishra and threw a burning tire on Pinky, which singed the hair and clothes and she received a burn wound on the upper part of her arm. In the police station DSP Mr. Ramakant Prasad beat up the male activists mercilessly and trampled upon their chests with his boots like criminals and he twice slapped Sadhna Mishra hard and smashed her spectacles. Attempt was also made for sinister motive encircling the girls.
Terming the incidents of beating of social activists in police custody and misbehave with women a shameful act and also gross violation of human right the speakers told that the Nitish Government was talking of 50 percent reservation of seats in panchayats and local bodies for women on the one hand and citizens including women were being beaten up in police custody by DSP using the name of Deputy CM on the other. Beating up ASHA workers mercilessly by police, police barbarity at Marwan (Muzaffarpur) on the citizens and women protesting against the construction of carcinogenic asbestos factory in the vicinity of densely populated area, Forbesganj, Goradi and recently in Nala Road, Patna was the attack on the right of seeking rights in peaceful manner. The women leaders demanded in one voice the dismissal of DSP Mr. Ramakant Prasad and other guilty officers, unconditional release of all the arrested persons, regular cleaning of drains and lanes and stop police repression on democratic mass movements.
Denouncing the incident of mass rape with a youth girl by Officer In charge and other police personals at Manjhi Police Station under Saran district, the speakers demanded the stern actions to the guilty police personals by probing the incident fairly.
The Meeting was presided over by Mrs. Sushila Sahay, State President, Bihar Mahila Samaj. The meeting was addressed by Rampari and Shankutala Devi from AIDWA, Anita Sinha, Patna District Secretary, AIPWA, Shivani Chaudhary and Chitralekha from Working Women Association and Sadhana Mishra, Anamika and Sandhya Maity from AIMSS. Later on a 5 member delegation submitted the memorandum to the Governor.