Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi Monday Sep 11,2017set on a march across the country to mobilise action against sexual abuse and trafficking of children.
Starting from the southernmost tip of peninsular India, Kanyakumari, and passing through Kashmir, the Bharat Yatra will culminate in New Delhi on October 16,2017
“Child rape and sexual abuse has become a moral epidemic that haunts our nation and we can no longer remain silent spectators. Our silence is breeding more violence. That is why the Bharat Yatra is the beginning of an all-out war on rape, abuse and trafficking,” he said.
Sathyarthi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 for his struggle for the rights of children, launched the yatra from the Vivekananda Rock Memorial
He urged the youth to join the campaign to ensure the safety and security of children.
The rally’s flagging off commemorated the anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s address at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his support to the yatra and his message was read out at the launch.
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