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- Renuka Chowdhury, Congress MP and former Union Minister, labeled Delhi 'the national capital of rape for many years' and demanded to know 'why girls are still being raped' despite years of public discussion.
- A 17-year-old girl was gang-raped in the back lane of Lady Shri Ram College, triggering a panel debate on women's safety in the national capital.
- Panelists Lalitha Kumaramangalam (former NCW Chairperson), women's rights activist Yogita Bhayana, and LSR student union president Anusha Garg joined Chowdhury in diagnosing systemic administrative and policing failures.
- The panel called for strict accountability, urgent parliamentary intervention, and robust reforms to ensure public safety for women in Delhi.
Why it matters: A sitting Congress MP and former Union Minister publicly branding India's capital a 'national capital of rape' elevates the issue from media debate to a direct political demand for parliamentary action on policing. For Delhi's women and safety advocates, the source notes this is a years-long pattern — meaning the pressure is now on legislative reform, not just renewed conversation.
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