Synopsis
Keeping in mind the health concerns of working women in rural areas of the country, Kovind said the government is implementing the Suvidha scheme under which sanitary napkins are made available at a nominal cost of Re 1.
PTI
In the image: President Ram Nath Kovind
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said maternal mortality and under-5 child mortality rates in the country have declined due to the government s initiatives.
Addressing a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament, he said the government is relentlessly working towards protecting the health of infants and pregnant women through various initiatives like Rashtriya Poshan Abhiyaan, free check-ups and financial assistance to expecting mothers.
By Sanjeev Sirohi
It has to be said right at the outset that mob lynching cannot be justified on any pretext and under any circumstances come what may! There has to be zero tolerance for it but right now we see that the perpetrators of the crime are either escaping with just no punishment or are being punished on a very lenient basis thus making a complete mockery of our country on the world stage! It merits no reiteration that this must be set right now.
What message are we sending to the world if we don’t ensure that mob lynchers are promptly punished with most appropriately death penalty or at the least with life imprisonment for at least 25 years in jail without any parole or remission of any kind whatsoever? How can mob lynching be justified by anyone under any circumstances? Are we living in Talibani India? Certainly not!