Spokesperson: Smt. Alka Lamba, Smt. Meenakshi Bahinipati and Smt. Sofia Firdaus: Smt. Alka Lamba said that the Odisha had become entirely unsafe for women with an average of 15 rapes taking place every day in the state.She that the Odisha government had itself admitted that 28,000 incidents of crime against women and children had been reported during the last eleven months. She said that a rape accused was released on bail, he then killed the victim and threw her body parts on the road. She also mentioned the heinous incident of rape and murder of a minor girl in Balasore.

MLA Sofia Firdous is raising concerns over the delay in delivering justice to the victims. The Congress leaders said that the criminals were having a free run in Odisha and they had no fear of the law. Thursday June 19, 2025