Nearly 2,000 Girls Killed Every Day in India

Maneka Gandhi, Union Minister for Women and Child Development, stated that about 2,000 girls are killed every day in the country, adding that it is a matter of national shame. "About 2,000 girls are killed every day in India and this is a matter of shame for any society," Maneka said during the launch of the national programme of 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' (Save girl child-Educate girl child) campaign. "It has become a matter of existence of women as ...