The Congress listed "massive failures" of the Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) in the last 10 years on March 25 and asserted that a new era of women's safety, prosperity, and development will begin when its government "takes charge in June".
Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the formation of a Congress-led government in June 2024 will end the "10 years of anyaay-kaal for women". He alleged the BJP government's slogans of 'nari shakti' remain empty words without real action.
For 10 years, the WCD Ministry has seen only "incompetence, apathy, and an anti-women mindset," Mr. Ramesh said. "While Minister Smriti Irani herself remains silent as women across India are assaulted, waking up only for crimes in Opposition-ruled states, her Ministry diverts funds away from necessary schemes and hardworking women," he claimed.
