Expressing anguish over the gangrape of a girl in Delhi, president Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said “negative perceptions” about women which lead to criminal attacks must end and that women should be provided a safe and congenial environment to contribute to the nation.
Addressing students at the ninbth convocation of the Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology in Allahabad, Mukherjee cautioned that though anger over the “ghastly incident” was “justified”, violence was “no solution”.
Mukherjee also expressed grief over the death of a Delhi police constable who succumbed to injuries sustained during violent protests at India Gate on Sunday.