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Wadettiwar demands implementation of Shakti Act in Maha after 6 rapes reported in Raigad in single day

Mumbai, July 3 (UNI) Senior Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar today demanded for implementation of the Shakti Act in Maharashtra in the wake of six rapes were reported in Raigad district in a single day.
"Six rapes occurred in Raigad district in one day, needless to say what is the situation of law and order in the state," he said.
"I don't understand why you are not implementing the Shakti Act, when atrocities on women are increasing day by day. I am demanding that the Shakti Act be implemented in this session only," he said.
"We are asking the government whether women are safe in this state,” Wadettiwar told reporters here.
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