The National Commission for Women today criticised the 'lethargic attitude' of the West Bengal government which it said was responsible for rising incidents of rape and that the chief minister being a woman was expected to be more vigilant about the safety of women.
"Such lethargic attitude in dealing with crime against women should be stopped. The state government should take steps so that such incidents of crime can be controlled," NCW chairperson Mamta Sharma told PTI here.
"It is really sad to see that incidents of crime against women have all of a sudden increased in Bengal. The issue of law and order should be looked into," Sharma said.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, being a woman, was expected to be more vigilant about the safety of women, she said.
Referring to the Park Street rape of February 2012 which the chief minister had dismissed as a cooked up case designed to malign her government, Sharma, said, "There is nothing cooked up or maligning for a state government. As we all can see that the crime against women has gone up in Bengal. The NCRB data has already stated that.
