Malda, April 18 -- National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar met families affected by the Murshidabad violence at a shelter home in West Bengal's Malda district on Friday.

Speaking to reporters, Vijaya Rahatkar said, "Everyone should be sensitive towards women, and this sensitivity can only ensure justice for women. This kind of situation occurs when there is a lack of sensitivity."

Earlier on Friday, referring to media reports, Rahatkar said that atrocities were committed against women during the protests over the Waqf (Amendment) Act in West Bengal.

"We came to know from the media reports that atrocities have been committed against women (in violence-hit areas of West Bengal during protests against the Waqf Amen...