• Wednesday, April 24, 2024

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Opposition slams India’s Modi as country ranks as ‘most dangerous for women’

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By: Keerthi Mohan

Shortly after a Thomson Reuters Foundation poll revealed that India was the most dangerous country for women, India’s opposition leader Rahul Gandhi launched an attack on prime minister Narendra Modi calling it a shame. “While our PM tiptoes around his garden making yoga videos, India leads Afghanistan, Syria and Saudi Arabia in rape and violence against women!” Gandhi tweeted. “What a shame for our country!” India jumped to the top of the list due to high risk of sexual violence against women. In 2011, India was ranked fourth. According to reports, crimes against women have jumped to 83 percent from…

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