Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal, who had been on indefinite hunger strike for past ten days, today ended her fast at 2 pm at Rajghat.
“I was fighting alone but then I was supported by people across the country. I think this is a historical victory in independent India. I congratulate everyone on this victory,” she said.
She made the decision to end the hunger strike on Saturday hours after the Union Cabinet approved an ordinance to give stringent punishment, including the death penalty, to those convicted of raping girls below 12 years.