The Congress President said that the tragedy “strengthens our resolve to fight with all our might and with all the powers of our laws and our administration for the safety and protection of all women of our country and to ensure swift and fitting punishment for the perpetrators of such acts.
“It deepens our determination to battle the pervasive shameful social attitudes and mindsets that allow men to rape and molest women and girls with such impunity.”
As people hit the streets expressing their outrage over the tragedy, Gandhi said “to all of you who have expressed their anger and anguish publicly, who have poured out in her support, I want to assure you that your voice has been heard.”
Gandhi had yesterday sought speedy action against the perpetrators of the “barbarous” attack and had hoped the victim undergoing treatment in Singapore recovered.
