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Centre’s initiatives have emboldened women to report crimes, says Smriti Irani

Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on March 26 slammed Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh over his comments criticising the performance of the Centre on women-related issues.

In a series of posts on X, Ms. Irani cited the achievements of her government and said the Congress leader “glosses over NCRB [National Crime Records Bureau] data, blatantly ignoring the initiatives of the Modi government, which have emboldened women to boldly report crimes”.

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