Naveen Condemns BJP Govt’s Traumatic Silence and Inaction as Odisha’s Daughters Face Rising Vulnerability

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition in Assembly Naveen Patnaik has expressed deep anguish over the death of another girl from Gaesilat, Bargarh after setting herself on fire.

In a statement, Naveen said he was deeply saddened, shocked and anguished to know that another girl from Gaesilat, Bargarh has died after setting herself on fire.

“My condolences for the young girl and prayers are with the family members in the hour of grief. May God give the family members strength to bear this irreparable loss”, he said.

Naveen highlighted a disturbing pattern, noting that four young girls have died in similar circumstances within a month.

He said, “It is deeply disturbing that there is a heartbreaking pattern in the way our girls are dousing themselves with inflammable to take away their lives. Four young girls have lost their lives in similar circumstances within a month. In each passing away of innocent lives lies a pain of a daughter of Odisha which became so unbearable that she saw no other way out than end her life. These four deaths are not stray cases- there are many such girls who are dying in the most tragic way possible after being subjected to crime every day”.

“Their desperation is not just personal tragedy. Each tragedy reflects the failure to hear their screams. The BJP administration is failing to create confidence in the system where our daughters feel safe, valued and heard”, the BJD President added.

How long BJP Govt will wait to stop this heartbreaking pattern? The traumatic silence and inaction from the BJP Govt leave the daughters of Odisha more vulnerable, he further stated.