We acknowledge and celebrate women’s day,
mother’s day and girl child day on international platforms every year. Several
programs are launched by governments and international organizations globally
almost every year to combat various crimes against women. But there seems to be
no respite for women. Pregnant women are scared to give birth to a girl child.
Pre-birth tensions surround them. Little girls are being raped brutally. Delhi saw
few extremely unfortunate cases - one such case was the gang rape of the innocent college girl who was travelling with a friend in a bus last year. This incident
shook the whole country and the protests that followed were massive. Even
world-wide, such a heinous act was strongly condemned. Unfortunately, girl
couldn’t survive, but she left her impression in minds of many. Even after such
a case, gang rapes didn’t stop.
The
rape and murder of the visually challenged girl of Beldal village was barbaric –
the crime ensured that the girl met her sorrowful end. Raping a handicapped
girl is extremely loathsome. Her kidney was damaged too. Her mutilated body was
found near the forest. She was sleeping outside her house to beat the heat; is
that a crime? Did that warrant such treatment?
Till date, girls are being sold as
mere commodities. Sad but true, in few situations, it has been seen that family members are involved in such trading. Such heinous crimes have gained new
lows these days. There seems to be a dearth of humanity. Doesn’t a girl have
the right to live? What can the government and police do to change the mind set
towards women and girls? This lack of orientation is devastating lives. People
need to respect women. Life after experiencing any sort of crime is not easy.
The need of the hour is to make cities women friendly; this will only be
possible if people change their outlook towards women as a whole.
Aakshi Kalra
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