Women’s panel talks tough on caste-based atrocities

Chennai | Thursday | 16th August, 2018

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Mody said that it was also the duty of every stakeholder to address the issue of caste-based violence. Perpetrators of caste-based violence must be given quick and effective punishment,” she said. Out of the 813 petitions the Commission has received so far, 22 relate to caste-based violence. Instead of providing the woman protection, they insist on sending the woman back to live with the same family,” she said. One day, the woman was thrown onto the streets,” said Kannagi Packianathan, IAS, Chairperson of the Commission..