Am I Safe In New Delhi?

A broad daylight murder` of Radhika Tanwar, ironically in the midst of the celebration of the international women’s day, in the capital region of India, ruled by a women chief minister from last 12 years, had yet again opened our eyes to the inefficiencies and deficiencies of ‘Congress Raj’. The crime statistics of Delhi shows how potent a double layer of Congress rule could be. The chief minister – Sheila Dixit conveniently shrugs over the responsibility to the police. The police pass it on to the people. The home minister P. Chidambaram, who directly governs the Delhi police, chose to stay mum.
It is hard to believe that Congress used to have leaders like Lal Bahadur Shastri who resigned after a train accident. Now, the lust for power and money has replaced sense of decency and honor at all levels in Congress. No one wants to even admit his or her blatant efficiencies, let alone step down for any resulting damage. One would expect that being a woman, Sheila Dixit would make safety of women in New Delhi a very high priority Instead, New Delhi has become the rape capital of New Delhi under her watch. When people talk about good governance she has provided, they overlook one thing. New Delhi is the capital of India and thus the upkeep of the city is a major priority for the ventral government. Funds are never a problem so any credit given to her has to be diluted. When it comes to things that are her responsibility, she has failed again and again. Is it not her moral responsibility to step down if she is unable to do so from last 12 years?
India is taking small steps in making the workforce inclusive of women. I pray and hope that women of Delhi will not have to choose between their ambitions and their safety. But what is becoming painfully obvious s that their homes, colleges, offices and now even public places are not safe. In this seemingly medieval era social/security setup how can we expect women to be at par with men?
The Delhiites had finally started raising their voice for their safety. But it seems their voice is not strong enough to wake the home minister out of his slumber. How many more Radhikas have to be sacrificed at the alter of incompetence? For far too long, Indian women especially the poor ones have done without little roti, bare minimum kapda and makeshift makaan. Our government has failed them on all those fronts. Is it too much to hope that they will at least keep them safe?

Callous Home Ministry, indifferent police
Law-abiding citizens live in fear while criminals freely strike when they like. Such is the state of affairs in Delhi where policing is directly controlled by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs which, sadly, has indicated no sense of remorse or concern. Neither has it owned up responsibility, nor has it informed the people of the measures it is taking — if any at all — to crack down on criminals. If the Ministry is unable to tackle urban crime in the country’s capital, how can we trust it with the internal security of the nation?
The editorial can be read at: http://dailypioneer.com/324574/Criminals-thrive-in-Delhi.html

Insensitive to Delhi women, who?
"Delhi is insensitive to women; they feel safer in other metros" that's what Delhi CM Shiela Diskhit had to say responding and so-called condemning the broad day light murder of Delhi University student Radhika Tanwar who lost her life ironically on International Women's Day. What a comment! What a reaction?! Women feel safer in other metros for sure...but what has the third time CM of Delhi, Ms Dikshit ensured Delhites in the past decade? Why can't women feel safe here in the national capital?
The article can be read at: http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/mahimasharma/2916/62275/insensitive-to-delhi-women-who.html