Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday came out in support of the contractual employees terminated from the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) and vowed to reinstate them.
Accusing the government officials of making the Commission weak, Maliwal demanded answers on the shutdown of '181' women helpline and the systemic erosion of the panel.
The transition is expected to be completed within two days. After that, the Women and Child Development (W&CD) Department of the Delhi government will take over the management of the Women Helpline number 181 from the Delhi Women's Commission.
The former chief of the Delhi Commission of Women said if all contract employees are sacked, the Commission would come to a standstill.
She was appointed as the head of the women rights panel in 2015, the youngest woman to hold the post.
Taking suo moto cognizance of media reports on the restriction on entry of women in the mosque, the Delhi Commission for Women has sought an action taken report (ATR) by 28 November from Shahi Imam.
In the notices issued to DCPs of all districts, Maliwal has sought information regarding the number of rooms in each police station and police chowki along with the number of CCTV installed.
In the letter, DCW chief stated the fact that even the incriminating forensic evidence could not nail the culprits reflects the callous manner in which investigation was carried out.
DCW chief Swati Maliwal has taken suo moto cognisance for the welfare of the family of the 19-year-old gang rape victim whose body was found mutilated in Haryana.
The deceased joined the spa as a therapist on 4th September and on the first day of her job, she started vomiting after consuming some liquid in the spa. She was taken to a hospital where she was declared brought dead.
