Amar slams Mayawati for failing to secure women

Kanpur, February 10: Lokmanch leader Amar Singh today slammed Mayawati-led BSP government for failing to provide security to women in Uttar Pradesh.

“If women are not safe in the rule of a woman, then what can you expect in rest of the country,” the expelled Samajwadi Party leader said after meeting the dalit girl from Fatehpur who was maimed for resisting a rape attempt. He also provided financial support of Rs one lakh to the victim’s family.

Singh also gave Rs one lakh cash to the family members of a deceased rape victim.

On his attempt to withdraw phone-tapping case against Congress President Sonia Gandhi, he said “I have apologised to her and today once again I say sorry for my act.

–Agencies