TEXT :
SHRI SUDIP BANDYOPADHYAY (CALCUTTA NORTH-WEST): Mr. Chairman, Sir, through you, I want to draw the kind attention of the hon. Home Minister to a very serious matter concerning eve-teasing. Today, the eve-teasing has become a social disease in our country. It is increasing gradually in every city of our country. Just in the last week, Rekha Chowdhury, a national basket ball player was seriously assaulted by a gang of car-borne hooligans in the City of Calcutta, and the hapless victim was dragged down and knocked, and attempts were made to drag her from the city. Fortunately, her friends very courageously rushed to the spot and rescued the national famous basket ball player Rekha Chowdhury.

A few days back in Madhya Pradesh also, a college girl was similarly attacked by some hooligans, and she was succumbed to injuries.

Sir, the growing eve-teasing process has made the life of our young school and college going girls very miserable. So, there should be an all-out effort to see that this eve-teasing which is growing as an emerging social evil, is stopped immediately. The Government of India should take this matter very seriously with topmost priority.