Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Apr 15: A candlelight vigil will be organised at DC's office here on Monday April 16 at 6.30 pm, condemning the incidents of rape and other crimes against women, particularly the Kathua and Unnao cases.
Social activists, students, professionals and other concerned citizens will be part of the vigil.
A meeting on Saturday April 14 to discuss the protest. It was decided that those participating in the the vigil will not target any political party or individual nor resort to sloganeering.
Mother of Sowjanya, who was raped and murdered in Beltangady in 2012, will also join the protest.
The organizers stressed that the protest will be against rape culture and against rapists and not any one or two incidents.
Giving details, social activist Vidya Dinker said, "People like us who love each other and uphold humanity should raise our voice against such brutalities that happened in Kathua. We should come together and condemn the incident. By doing this, we should give a signal to the culprits that we will not sit mum on the heinous crime.
"The Kathua victim is our daughter. She was raped and killed by inhuman mentalities. To escape from punishment they got help from those in power. Tomorrow they may come to our areas and kill our daughters too. So we need to wake up and protest. I appeal to all who love humanity to join the candlelight vigil," she said.