Tuesday, November 20, 2007

10 lakh girls missing ?

Punjab, India: Laxmi Kanta Chawla, Minister for Health of the state said that around 10 lakh persons were killed during the partition of the country but after the partition of country over 10 lakh woman were killed in female foeticide.

While presiding over state level seminar of IMA at BBSBEC, Fatehgarh Sahib,Punjab Chawla said that due to trend of female foeticide, which in encouraging trading of women. He said that in other states woman are selling for only Rs 5,000 while is buffalo is selling in Rs 25,000. She said that under ‘Asha’ scheme of the government 15,000 health workers will be recruited.

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