"Beti Bachao; Beti Padhao" a slogan so derogatory in itself; belittling female infants, girls and women. Bachao from whom? Who are the predators? Fathers? Brothers? Uncles? Relatives?
Somehow, 'Bachaa Liya'! Then what? Padhao - Likhao, for a bunch of scoundrels to make her a bait? To let her dreams and aspirations squeezed by the lusty fangs of some venomous creatures? Or to slog from one police station to another to expose her scars to make the officials believe that such a heinous crime has been done? Or for the endless debates on the primetime news for a couple of days? Or to be left to live in despair and gloom?
Has anyone answers to these questions? Hopelessly - no!
Haryana girls have notched up to space, have brought gleaming medals for the country, have set precedents in every field. Nonetheless, men treat them like doormats - to get over their frustrations, nympholepsy and lewdness.
Gang-rapes in Haryana has become a norm, a sensational headline for newspapers every day. #Rewarirape case, where a topper of the state is being offered a spiked drink, raped for eight hours by more than eight men, hopped from one police station to another to register an FIR. No police officers visited the site of crime as every official was busy at CM's rally, her critical medical examination suffered (SWABS SAMPLES) because of the delay in filing a complaint. And CM said yet again, "Law will take its course and assured that culprits will be punished."
Culprits give two hoots to your laws, Mr CM! Judicial procedures and punishments offer no deterrent to these criminals. They goof up with regulations and boggle your law and order again and again.
People talk about gender sensitisation, I want to talk about law-sensitisation about police-force-ethics sensitisation; about human-values sensitisation! Even animals don't behave like these rapists. We as a nation are failing to impart core values to our fellow citizens. Our primary education is not going in the right direction. I think we need to change the curriculum, and the first and foremost need to teach respect for each woman and human . This nation has learnt to protect the cow, when will they learn to protect a woman?
As a woman, as a mother of daughters, my blood runs cold. Even after educating my daughters in the world's best universities and schools, my pulse runs more than usual until they step inside the house. What is the use of such education? How does it empower a woman? Or what will it take to enable men to understand that an abominable act of few minutes can make a women imbecile for whole life?
Last night primetime news was loaded with #rewarirape case and the hurricane in USA and Philippines. The images kept haunting me till wee hours. People suffering from storms will emerge out in some time, but will this girl ever be able to come out of the tornado of ravishment? Will, the scars of sexual assault, keep haunting all her life? Or that bus ride in the hope of higher education will detest her from any further journey? Questions can be many, but where are the answers?
Our sluggish system, our callous authorities will forget this episode in no time. But, I would like to raise one question, if this whole paraphernalia is not enough to take care of each woman of the state at least provide one toll-free number for such victims where they can reach - and a dedicated police officer and a doctor come to record their statement and offer instant basic medical aid.
At least save them from the disgrace of pleading to register an FRI after the wreaking havoc. At least do this much!
Or soon #MeToo movement will become passe and #Gang-rapeToo will become synonymous to Haryana :(
