<noscript><a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/9407026/">What punishment would you give to a rapist?</a></noscript></div><br />Women activists and the opposition CPI-M, however, said the handling of the case so far was proof of abject inaction.<br /><br />"It has come to a stage that women are now no longer safe in their homes. The police here are not allowed to do their job and the state government is also not doing anything," said CPI-M politburo member Pinarayi Vijayan.<br /><br />In the state capital women journalists took out a march demanding police act with speed in its investigation.<br /><br />"The police appears to be soft and silent in the probe and there has been a violation of Justice Verma Commission guidelines in such cases. It's five days since the incident took place and nothing seems to be happening," said lawyer and women's rights activist Ginakumari.<br /><br />The students' wing of CPI-M expressed impatience and anger over the alleged delay in investigation of the case; it took out a march to the police station near here demanding quick action.<br /><br />The victim's mother said: "Our neighbours did not come to our help even after coming to know of the murder. We want the law to come to our aid to arrest those who have done this."<br /><br />Jisha's sister Deepa said the neighbours were unkind to them and trying to evict them from the place.<br /><br />"They did not come to her rescue even while she was brutally assaulted," said Deepa.<br /><br />With assembly polls to take place on May 16, the Left opposition, led by CPI-M, is now determined to take this case up as an election issue to hit at the Chandy government.</p>
