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As soon as India stepped into 2018, we were struck by the harrowing cases of Kathua and Unnao. Following that, many politicians and celebrities voiced their opinions and asked people to make the country a safer place for women. However, as we move towards 2019, it looks like little to nothing has changed as cases of sexual assault from Rewari and Kerala are making headlines. And a report from Delhi further sheds light on the true face of India.
Twitter user Shivani Gairola talked in detail about the kind of harassment her cousin sister had to face on her way to the college.
My 19-year-old cousin sister has been living in Delhi for 3 months, and she has been molested 7 times. If you think it doesn't get worse, you don't know Delhi.
— Shivani Gairola (@howshivaniofher) September 29, 2018
She raised an alarm and threw out a guy one time, and he was on the bus again, the very next day. These are not coincidences or one-off incidents. These are sickening individuals who travel on that bus with the sole purpose of harassing young girls trying to get an education.
— Shivani Gairola (@howshivaniofher) September 29, 2018
She went onto request CM Arvind Kejriwal, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, and the Delhi Police to take immediate action.
@ArvindKejriwal @kgahlot @nitin_gadkari @Manekagandhibjp
Make Route 544 a Ladies route for college girls or if you can't do that, make it mandatory for that bus to have a uniformed police officer.— Shivani Gairola (@howshivaniofher) September 29, 2018
— Shivani Gairola (@howshivaniofher) September 29, 2018
Netizens soon took notice and retweeted Shivani’s story. Additionally, they talked about the situations they had to face in Delhi.
1. Indeed, they should.
@DelhiPolice please take a look https://t.co/AJBGj2GFtM
— Sand-d Singh (@Sand_In_Deed) September 29, 2018
2. It’s his duty.
Dear @ArvindKejriwal please take note of this thread. Please do something about this. It shall help in making college going students especially girls feel safe to travel to college or anywhere else in Delhi. https://t.co/29OHgUr3Gp
— Karun (@Carun95) September 29, 2018
3. Security is a must if people don’t change.
@DCPSouthDelhi please see this thread. Please ensure that there are police personnel on bus route no. 544, and other vulnerable routes. https://t.co/ThfpQ0VYhG
— अंशुल (@Ghair_Kanooni) September 29, 2018
4. However, they have to. It’s about time.
I am not surprised! Have been in the city for close to a decade now and must say have witnessed umpteen number of things! Problem is nobody seems to care!! https://t.co/T0P6sqfjiH
— Rahul Koul (@Rahipoet) September 29, 2018
5. Where’s the freedom?
My cousin had to stay in Delhi for her 2 months internship. It wasn't required to tell her to be back timely, that usually people do to hang out till late and have fun in new city. She used to return way before designated time. Such is the horror and image of Delhi. https://t.co/bbtjmXJ9uk
— ⭐Hiraeth 🚶♀ 아누스리 (@anu_sh_ree) September 29, 2018
6. They should cater to the common people instead of the VIPs.
Dear @DelhiPolice @HMOIndia please take note of this twitter thread and have plainclothes cops on this route daily. https://t.co/H5tolDSd2S
— Siddharth Singh (@siddharth3) September 29, 2018
We live in the 21st century and it’s truly baffling how people, especially women, have to face such complications on a daily basis in the country’s capital. While police protection is a tool to fight this menace that’s mostly coming from men, providing basic sex education to them and teaching self-defence to women can be thought about as well. Because there’s no place in society for sexual harassment and it has to stop now.
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