Cong worker allegedly molested at protest march against rape cases

Shiv Kumar

Tribune News Service

Mumbai, April 19

A female Congress worker was allegedly molested by colleagues during a march to protest the Kathua and Unnao rape cases in Mumbai on Sunday.

The woman then sent a text message to Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam which has now gone viral on social media. “The workers of Youth Congress and NSUI stooped to such low level that they touched, pushed and shoved women workers in an inappropriate manner, making us feel unsafe among our very own party’s male colleagues.

Sadly, some male workers did this to us only to get ahead in the march so that their faces were captured by the media. I want to know if women workers will be safe in similar events held in future?” the text message read.

Nirupam told reporters that he took the complaint seriously and would take action against party workers who were found guilty of harassing their women colleagues.

He added that the party would help the woman file a police complaint if could identify the accused. “But the woman said she could not identify anyone in the crowd,” Nirupam added.

The Congress leader said he was issuing a public apology to the woman who, he said, was a dedicated party worker who enthusiastically participates in its activities.