Bilkis Bano Case: Violence and Impunity
by Moheba
On August 15th – the occasion of the 76th Independence Day – in his speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that ‘we must respect women to develop as a country’ and stressed on the need for women’s empowerment. The Prime Minister also appealed to Indians to change their mind set towards women in everyday life.
On the other hand, in his home state of Gujarat, the ruling party – BJP – was preparing to release 11 prisoners serving sentences in the Godhra Jail who were convicts for life in the Bilkis Bano case as per the State Government's policy of remission. Upon their release on August 15th, all the 11 convicts were welcomed with garlands, tilak and sweets.
According to reports, all the convicts were taken to the RSS office soon after they got out of jail and wer...










