New Delhi: Expressing concern over the state of security of women in the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said there is a need to change the mindset to stop crime against women.
"It is a shameful matter that women are not treated properly. I am hopeful this meet will come up with good suggestions to deal with violence against women," the prime minister said in his inagural address at the National Integration Council (NIC) meet here.
"A country can only progress if women can move around freely, make independent choices. We must change mindsets to stop crimes against women," he said.