Why this happened? Why can’t we stop such incidents from occurring?... Many
questions may arise, many arguments can be drawn. What could be the reason??.
We may defend the brutal act committed by a desperate man by pointing out to the
kind of dress the victim wore. I have heard comments like “ the kind of dress she
wore is the prime reason, when will these girls understand”. What to understand??.
So can we conclude that the sole reason for such incident is the gestures or the
dressing sense of the victim? Is it not a girls right to wear the kind of attire she wishes
to?.
Imagine a scene where a thief is being interrogated by police officer. How will you
respond to a statement like this “ I was passing through the street and I noticed that
the house was wide open so I broke into it”. Will you punish the culprit or rather make
expert comments about the owner of the house? The act of stealing someone else’s
property is wrong even though it is not protected. In the same manner, kind of attire
or gestures or attitude are all secondary aspect.
Khap panchayat banned girls from wearing jeans. This law was formulated in 12
villages of a district named jhajjar in Harayana. Gujjars, an ethnic group banned
jeans and the usage of cellphones by girls. A senior Khap panchayat member
supported the law by saying “We believe that cell phones and jeans are making our
girls immoral and leading to such dreadful activities”. Dear Reader, Is this an
appropriate way of reducing crime against women by delimiting the freedom of
women in turn? They mean that its not a man’s mentality which has to be changed
but rather a women’s need, her desire that has to be controlled. How can we be so
sure that a rape case will not occur to a women in saree or other Indian traditional
dresses.
when will these
girls understand
?
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