New Delhi, June 19 -- Accusing the BJP-led government in Odisha of failing to curb the rising crimes against women, the Congress on Thursday strongly condemned the recent horrific gangrape incident in Gopalpur, stating that the state has been plunged into "darkness."
"A kind of darkness has engulfed Odisha. Women were promised security, but today, they have been left vulnerable. This is not the Odisha we know," Congress MLA Sofia Firdous said here during a press conference.
The Barabati-Cuttack MLA along with All India Mahila Congress president Alka Lamba and Odisha Mahila Congress president Meenakshi Bahinipati addressed the media here.
Highlighting the state's cultural legacy of celebrating womanhood through festivals like 'R...