NCP-SP Leader Rohini Khadse Asks President Murmu for Radical Action Against Crimes on Women
This call reflects growing frustration over India's failure to curb gender violence.
NCP-SP Leader Rohini Khadse Asks President Murmu for Radical Action Against Crimes on Women, latest news: In a surprising and contentious decision, Rohini Khadse, the leader of the women's wing of the Nationalist Congress Party (the faction led by Sharad Pawar), has addressed President Droupadi Murmu with a request that she permit women to get away with one murder. This was done on International Women's Day, March 8, 2025, in reaction to the high level of crimes against women in India.
Khadse's letter brings to the fore the necessity to eradicate oppressive mindsets, rapist attitudes, and the inefficacy of law enforcement in dealing with gender-based violence. She contends that extreme measures need to be taken to counter the widespread culture of sexual violence and harassment that still afflicts the nation.
The move has caused a huge controversy, with people supporting it as a symbolic demand for justice and others opposing it on grounds of its effect on law and order. Khadse's political party, NCP-SP, has stood by her position, underlining the necessity to act against women's safety and the inefficacy of current systems to secure them.
This sensational call reflects mounting exasperation among activists and women over the failure of sufficient measures to control gender violence in India. Whether this proposal shall bring change of substance or continue to be an inflammatory remark only time can tell