PM calls for safety of women

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today deplored the brutal rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi’s Gandhinagar area, saying ‘the gruesome assault on a little child reminds us of the need to work collectively to root out this sort of depravity from our society.’

‘Our government has moved with speed in strengthening the law to be able to deal more effectively with offences against women. All of us have the social responsibility to provide security to women. The safety, security and status of women in our country is a matter of concern. We have to make vast improvements in this area,’ Dr Singh added while addressing a Civil Services Day function here.