Kolkata: West Bengal has registered a rise in the number of trafficking cases in recent years as more people are coming forward to report such incidences, a state minister has said.
Over the years, the state government, with the help of various welfare organisations, has been able to convince people to fight the menace, Minister of State for Women and Child Development Shashi Panja said. "People often indulge in blame game, pointing fingers at the state government for the increase in the number of trafficking incidents. That isn't the case. In the past few years, we have seen more people mustering courage to talk about their plight," she asserted.