Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday said making laws for women’s empowerment were not enough and called for their proper implementation.
“We realise that by just making laws and announcing policies would not be enough to empower women. Along with it, policies and laws will have to be implemented properly on ground,” she said. The Congress chief made the statement while addressing a gathering at the launch of the Ahimsa Messenger scheme, under which volunteers will be created to spread awareness on women’s issues. Her statement comes at a time when the number of incidents of crime against women are witnessing a rising trend. “We should end all acts of violence against women and initiate all steps so that women feel safe and become fearless, empowered and they are given respect,” Mrs Gandhi said. She urged people to launch a “social revolution” for empowering women. “The most fundamental issue that the mindset and old thoughts of our society have to be changed. Giving women equal status as men is a very big challenge and the wall of discrimination amongst women has to be demolished,” she said.
“It is the collective responsibility of all women to initiate this process of giving equal status to women right from their homes,” she said.