NEW DELHI: The father of a student who died after being gang-raped in New Delhi three years ago said Wednesday politicians still lack the will to end India’s rape crisis and criticised one attacker’s imminent release.
Speaking on the anniversary of the 2012 assault on his daughter that sparked global outrage, the father said it was unclear if the attacker had reformed after serving the maximum legal term for a juvenile.
The national government introduced tougher penalties for rapists and other measures after the crime unleashed a wave of public anger and grief against India’s high levels of sexual violence.
But the father, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said the government had still not spent funds promised to upgrade safety for women in the capital.
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“The government has the time and the money but not the will to do anything to improve the safety and security for women.
“We don’t know how to awaken the conscience of the government.”(Indian Express)