Political leaders from different political parties came together in a meeting called by Child Rights Observatory, and UNICEF to  bring political parties and leaders together on the theme of ending violence against children.

Speaking at the meet Dr. Hiralal Alawa, MLA from Manawar, for Indian National Congress said that we need to increase discourse on this issue in the assembly, all of us need to come together to speak and take actions to reduce violence against children and link children to education. COVID19 challenge has taken our children away from education and online education is not reaching all and have challenge of mental health.

P C Sharma, Indian National Congress MLA from Bhopal said that this is important that CRO and UNICEF had brought our focus on this issue and we would need to do more to and take steps to address it. He said that we need to link protection of children with education of children.

Neha Bagga, Spokesperson from BJP said that COVID19 has forced a new normal in everyones life, wherein our children have got affected by it. She added that Madhya Pradesh is taking steps to address the challenge of violence and has many schemes which are reaching out to address the challenge. However we all need to come together and build a better world for children.

Mrs Nirmala Buch, President Child Rights Observatory, Madhya Pradesh said that we need to say no to this violation of child rights, and need to make sure that we build a safer world for children. Violence in any form is cannot be accepted and violates rights of children.

PJ Lolichen, Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF, Madhya Pradesh speaking at the meet said violence against children includes all forms of physical, sexual, online or mental violence, abuse, neglect or negligent treatment. It is prevalent across all families and communities, whether rich or poor, and across all social groups. It requires multisectoral and multi stakeholder actions to address it.

Anil Gulati Communication Specialist, UNICEF, Madhya Pradesh, said that objective of the meet is to engage representatives of people and political parties on issue of ending violence against children and to increase discourse on the theme in public domain.

J P Dhanopia, Spokesperson of MP Congress said that we ranks low in the indicators of protection of children and need to increase our focus on the same.