CM Patnaik Calls Immediate Reporting Of Crimes Against Women
- 25-Jun-2022
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Bhubaneswar: CM Patnaik expressed the need for immediate reporting of crimes against women. Showing support towards the initiative of a campaign, he said, ‘Women should not endure abuse and find the courage to speak up and report harassment. Harassment is a word perhaps we fear and speak very little about it. We tend to forget that we are being harassed and even if we are being harassed we refuse to call it out. During the pandemic, a countless number of women faced online harassment. Let’s come together to combat harassment and improve the safety of women. I thank and congratulate News18 Network and Truecaller for taking such a big initiative with the #CallItOut campaign because #ItsNotOk to ignore the harassment.’
Mr. Tusharkanti Behera, echoing the thoughts of the Chief Minister, highlighted the state government’s efforts to end cybercrime and harassment against women. ‘Harassment against women is a grave violation of human rights. We are trying to educate not just the public, but also the police, to ensure that these cases are registered as soon as possible. In 537 police stations, Mahila and Sishu desks are in operation to investigate cases involving women and children.
The government is taking a proactive approach to address sexual harassment of women at work and for that 29 investigative units have been established across Odisha. Also, the Odisha police department and UNICEF have collaborated on awareness programmes to educate the public on the provisions and procedures that apply to cases of sexual harassment of minor girls. The National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal also allows for the anonymous filing of complaints,’ he noted.
