Goa CM Draws Flak on Twitter After Victim Blaming Minors for Rape

Dr Pramod Sawant, the Chief Minister of Goa, recently received backlash after his comments on the gangrape of two minor girls in Goa's Benaulim beach.

"When 14-year-olds stay on the beach the whole night, the parents need to introspect. Just because children don’t listen, we cannot put the responsibility on the government and police," said Sawant during a debate on Wednesday.

The incident Sawant is referring to is when four men posed as police officials and raped two girls after beating up the boys they were with at the beach on Sunday.

The statement has drawn severe backlash for victim blaming and users have taken to Twitter to criticise it.

I strongly condemn the statement of @DrPramodPSawant.

So if girls are out in the night, are they inviting men to rape them??

What kind of a sick mindset is that.

Instead of maintaining law and order the CM of Goa is blaming the girls!! pic.twitter.com/wBOaFrt50l

— Dinesh Gundu Rao/ದಿನೇಶ್ ಗುಂಡೂರಾವ್ (@dineshgrao) July 29, 2021

Wow.. terrific logic.. which party he belongs to? is this that party's ideology? https://t.co/vIzBLmCzYJ

— Samrat (@teIangana) July 29, 2021

Unfortunately we are having these kinds of heads to rule a state https://t.co/DSwgWD7Fvi

— Bhagavan Reddy (@BhagavanReddy_) July 29, 2021

Translation: if you go out late at night the government thinks it’s okay if harm comes to you.
After the horrific Scarlett Keeling incident, things are worse. Far worse. https://t.co/o4IyeCokvx

— BookOfGenesia (@genesiaalves) July 29, 2021

Why we have the tendency to victim shaming? Can we all introspect on #AttributionBiases & start correcting them.

Start with making beaches safer - regular beach patrolling, adequate lighting, monitoring of cctv cameras. Take steps to make #Goa a safe place for Women/Girls https://t.co/ENT2i3I61I

— Ruchi Angrish (She/Her) (@RuchiAngrish) July 29, 2021

this headline could be from literally any year in India, sadly. this mentality has never changed https://t.co/f7d0AoiEOu

— Priya (@priya_ebooks) July 29, 2021

Sawant also added that parents have a responsibility towards their children and they shouldn't let minors out of their house late at night.

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