Raveena Tandon bats for women s safety

Mumbai April 24 (IANS) Actress Raveena Tandon has batted for safety of women and says that steps need to be taken aggressively against those who are guilty of harassing women.

The actress on April 22 shared a clipping of a newspaper and captioned it: To some of those who found Maatr queasy... That was the intention to disturb. But below is harsh reality. Time to Act. Maneka Gandhi BJP.

Politician Maneka Gandhi who is the Union Minister for Women and Child Development said: Yes Raveena Tandonji. I am also as appalled by such incidents. We are working to change the mindset through a number of initiatives.

To which Raveena replied: Yes ma am. law amendments steps need to be taken aggressively. Fast track courts non-bailable offences eg set in conviction if proved guilty.

Raveena s latest release Maatr highlights the failure of the judiciary to deliver justice in crimes against women.

It has been shot in Delhi and Haryana. The film directed by Ashtar Sayyed also features Hasan Malik Madhur Mittal Divya Jagdal Shailender Goyal Anurag Arora Saheem Khan and Rushad Rana in key roles.

--IANS
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