Women won’t get freedom in the regime of Manu, Golwalkar followers: Indira Jaising
Mangaluru, Dec 17: “How could we expect that our women would get their rights in a country where the statue of Manu, who had harsh stands against women, was placed in the High Court and we have a prime minister who considered Golwalkar, who had conservative stand against women, as his Guru”, asked senior advocate Indira Jaising.
Speaking at a programme organized by the Mangaluru University College and University Evening College at Dr Shivaram Karanth Auditorium here on Monday, she said that the statue of Manu was placed in the Rajasthan High Court. Women there have been fighting against keeping the statue of Manu who was against the women and their freedom. But the statue was there itself. Interestingly, the women who have been fighting for removing the statue, were being targeted.
RSS man Golwalkar, in his book, had written that woman was meant to give birth to only male children. Unfortunately, the Prime Minister of the country has accepted such a person as his Guru. How would the rights of women being justified or protected, she asked.
Very recently, some pro-women developments have happened in the country not because of the governments, but because of the judiciary. Courts have given some important verdicts to protect the rights of women and giving them equal opportunities. But the concerned governments have not been implementing the court verdicts. It’s shocking development that some governments have been directing the police department not to execute the court orders, she added.
After 2012 Delhi gang rape incident which shook the entire country, Nirbhaya Funds was set up with a condition that the funds should be utilized only for harassment and exploitation against women. Unfortunately, a huge amount in that Fund was unutilized. Now, the present central government has introduced ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padavo’. But the statistics proved that nothing has been changed after that scheme. Amidst these, some government programmes have worked effectively, she said.
“We have fought against triple talaq. When the Supreme Court declares it as unconstitutional, the central government, without delay, tried to claim credit for it as if it has done it. Suddenly, it has passed a Bill to consider triple talaq as a crime.
Now, that Bill is pending in the Parliament. When the Supreme Court has declared it as unconstitutional, there was no need to declare it as a crime separately. Even then, the centre has done it.
But the same central government has not taken steps to implement the SC verdict on Sabarimala. Interestingly, the people from the same party have come to the street against implementing the SC verdict. So, women need liberation from such politics”, Indira Jaising said.
Terming the ‘MeToo’ campaign as a good development, Indira Jaising said that it has created a free environment for women to express themselves against atrocities on them.
As per a recent report, the number of murders and atrocities on women from their close relatives was more across the globe. In order to avoid this, woman should have the freedom of choice and financial freedom. She should not beg before her husband for her expenses. Then only, she would become independent in real sense, she opined.
“Because of that…”
Indira Jaising recalled some situations where she had argued in the Supreme Court to allow the women to enter Sabarimala. “The advocate, who have been arguing that women between 10 years and 50 years should not go to Sabarimala during menses time, was not ready to tell the word ‘menses’. He was just telling “Because of that…” very often. Later, I have asked “What is that”. Then also he did not speak out. Then I had to ask him ‘are you speaking about monthly period’”, she said.
Dr Srinivas Kakkilaya welcomed the gathering.
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Migrant labourer lynched in Odisha over false claim of Bangladeshi identity
Sambalpur, Odisha: A 30-year-old migrant labourer from West Bengal was beaten to death around 8.30 pm on Wednesday in the Shantinagar city after a group of men falsely accused him of being an illegal Bangladeshi national.
Police said on Thursday, the victim, identified as Juel Shaikh, had stopped at a tea stall after completing his day’s work. Three other migrant workers were with him at the time.
According to police and local sources, a group of four to five unidentified men approached the workers and began questioning them about their identity. The Observer Post reported that the men allegedly accused the labourers of being Bangladeshi immigrants and demanded proof of identity. After the workers produced valid identity documents, the attackers reportedly dismissed them as fake and began assaulting the group.
Three of the workers managed to flee. Juel Shaikh was caught by the assailants and beaten severely. He sustained serious injuries and died at the spot. The attackers fled soon after the assault.
A police officer said the body was recovered from the scene and shifted to the district headquarters hospital morgue. Shaikh’s family has been informed of his death. The injured workers were admitted to hospital for treatment. A post-mortem examination of the deceased is scheduled to be conducted on Thursday.
