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Sri Vijaya Puram, Nov 23 (IANS) National Commission for Women Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar paid tribute to Veer Savarkar and other freedom fighters during her visit to Cellular Jail in Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Sunday. An official gave this information on Sunday.
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He wrote, “I am very thrilled to see the cell of this jail where Veer Savarkar ji was kept. This cell, a witness to sacrifice, penance and immortal patriotism, is not just a room, but is the place where the dream of freedom burns in the form of penance, where words gave birth to revolution and every pain was endured with a smile for Mother India.”
He said, “It was here that Veer Savarkar ji endured the terrible pain of Kala Pani, took up the pen of struggle for the motherland and inspired an entire era with his indomitable will.”
“Looking at his cell, a line from a poem written by him – deep devotion to the motherland, deep loyalty and deep sense of sacrifice – came to mind: ‘For you, death is my birth, without you, birth is death’,” he wrote in Hindi.
He said, this visit is not just to see the history, but to feel the enthusiasm that brought India independence.
He wrote, I was accompanied by members of the National Commission for Women – Delina Khongdup, Mamta Kumari, Dr. Archana Majumdar – as well as Secretary Sudeep Jain and other officials of the Commission – who paid their respects at this sacred site.
Earlier on Saturday, Rahatkar led a discussion on “Laws relating to women in prisons” at Sri Vijaya Puram.
The objective of this consultation was to identify immediate reforms to empower the rights, welfare and dignity of women prisoners across the country.
“It is gratifying that we have brought together experts, prison administrators and policy makers to engage in meaningful discussion on these important reforms,” Rahatkar wrote on X.
Women constitute 4.3 per cent of the total prison population in the country, yet in many states, they still face serious challenges such as overcrowded prisons, inadequate medical and mental health services, lack of gender-sensitive infrastructure, hygiene-related issues and increased security risks.
He said that to ensure inclusivity and wide representation, the Commission had earlier conducted eight regional consultations in Noida, Panaji, Aizawl, Patna, Bhopal, Patiala, Hyderabad and Dehradun.
More than 300 expert suggestions were received from these consultations. Saturday’s national consultation serves as the culminating stage of these regional discussions, in which we deliberated in detail on more than 200 key proposals, he said.
–IANS
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