Vadodara: People from all walks of life on Sunday joined in unison in paying tribute to 23-year-old Delhi gang-rape victim who lost her battle of life in a Singapore hospital yesterday.
City-based women`s organisations and NGOs held a solidarity march to recall the grit of the girl and at the same time sought speedy justice to perpetrators of crime against women.
The mortal remains of the victim were consigned to flames in Delhi.
Independent MP (Rajya Sabha) Parimal Nathwani said on the occasion that the agonising death of the girl has shaken the conscience of the nation.
"It was very sad to hear that the rape victim succumbed to her injuries. This shows the intensity of the brutality she had gone through. However, her fight will not go in vain as it has awakened the country", he said, adding the girl`s death has brought on the anvil the need to have stringent laws and swift punishment in such cases.
Bakulesh Gupta, founder chairman of Gujarat public school and Urmi school, said it was the responsibility of the government to ensure safety of women.
Dr Jayesh Patel, chairman of Parul group of institutes, said enacting stricter laws will serve as a deterrent in such cases.
PTI
