Bhopal: Congress leader Pramod Tiwari on Saturday said that there was enormous rise in crime against women in Madhya Pradesh under the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government.
The ruling BJP rubbished the charge, saying it was an attempt to malign the state’s image.
The overall crime graph in the state has risen, Tiwari, a former leader of opposition in Uttar Pradesh Assembly, said at a press conference.
Madhya Pradesh is going to the polls on November 28.
“Cases of abduction of women and girls have gone up by 755 per cent under the Chouhan government between 2004 and 2016. The number of cases of abduction of women was 584 in 2004, which went up to 4,994 in 2016,” he said.
“The number of cases of rape of minor girls was 710 in 2004, which reached 2,479 in 2016,” he alleged.
A report by a reputed management consultant firm has dubbed Madhya Pradesh the country’s most insecure state for working women, and the rising crime has hampered the state’s progress, he said.
Reacting to Tiwari’s claims, state BJP spokesperson Rajnish Agrawal said that “outside leaders” were trying to tarnish Madhya Pradesh’s image. (PTI)
