Araku MP asks National Commission for Women to inquire into Kuppam incident
In a press release, the YSRCP MP said that she had submitted a detailed report to the Vijay Kishore Rahatkar, Chairperson of the National Commission for Women over the series of crimes that have occurred against women in the State. She asked the Chairperson to inquiry into these incidents.
Ms. Thanuja Rani asked the police department to respond quickly when women come forward to lodge their complaints in Palakonda, Kurupam, Parvatipuram, Saluru and other constituencies. She said that the women used to lead a life without any fear during the Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy regime, under which the Disha App was launched that enabled girls and women to alert cops quickly when in distress.
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