‘Women will bring inquilab’: Thousands join Chappal protest against gender discrimination
Thousands of protesters gathered in Delhi for a 'Chappal Protest' to demand an end to gender-based violence and discrimination. The demonstration was sparked by recent high-profile assaults on women in the capital.
Why it matters
This event underscores the ongoing national debate regarding women's safety and the effectiveness of current legal protections against gender-based violence in India.
Raising the slogan “Women will bring inquilab (revolution)”, thousands of people, following a lengthy people’s tribunal protest, joined the ‘Chappal Protest’ to express solidarity with women facing violence and discrimination across the country.
The protest came in the backdrop of the recent alleged assault on a journalist while she was covering a protest in Delhi and the gang rape of a 17-year-old girl near Lady Shri Ram College in Delhi.
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