Call her Nirbhaya or Damini or Roshini or a victim or a fighter, it doesnt matter to her anymore. She is not wanting to hear anymore. What if she was a daughter of someone, what if she wanted to live, what if she scored 73 percent in her exams and couldnt see it, what if she wanted to marry someone...... we are too busy with ourselves to think of all this.
It's not about Nirbhaya. It is about us. Just two weeks ago my facebook was flooded with messages in Nirbhaya's favour and apathy of our judicial system but today when Justice J S Verma Panel came with unfavourable recommendations, everyone is busy posting their emotional quotes, religious pictures, film awards and other personal stuff. Where has that courage disappeared? I logged in my facebook today thinking there will be reactions but was surprised to see not even a single comment on the same.
Justice Verma Panel has rejected death panelty for the rapist and have recommended "long" or "whole" life imprisonment for the convict. It has suggested introduction of 'marital rape' penality in India and if rape causes death or a persistent vegetative state, the imprisonment shall range from 20 years to rest of person's natural life.
The recommendations has been presented in a commendable package but I have some basic questions to ask. Who give the right to a man to infringe women right of living fearlessly? The punishment of killing someone should be imprisonment where the convict will have place to sleep, eat and work. Atleast they have priviledge to get space to eat and sleep unlike lakhs of innocents are leading sleepless nights on roads without food in extreme winters. How fortunate these convicts are?
For such heinous crime imprisonment is sufficient? I want to throw a question to parents who are blessed with a girl child - Will you spare the person who tries to eye on your daughter? Well I might be driven by emotions but being a woman I stand against these recommendations.
These recommendations are evidence of patriarchial society who think violation which is a small word to use - damage to a woman's self respect is punishable but only limited to imprisonment.
Nirbhaya dared to raise voice and got killed. It was murder of every woman who stands for her rights and dignity. The convicts are smart enough to prove themselves "Juvenile" and get away with it. We all know that such crime continue to trouble our country even when we are expecting our judiciary to act strict. These recommendations invite more such crimes.... I remembered Jessica Lal case where justice had to be demanded when it was denied. Why do we always wait for something severe to happen and then strengthen our laws and in this case many Nirbhaya's have already been killed, what our judiciary is now waiting for?
Facebook is silent, government will take away our attention with announcment of Rahul Gandhi as next PM candidate and we will get busy with our daily chorus. I am concerned...for myself.... for my friends...for my sisters..... for my mother..... for a community which forms 50 percent of population on this Earth..... how can we allow someone to rip us apart and get away easily. I also understand that "Tit for Tat" or "equivalent retaliation" is not an answer but in this case I would demand the same.
It's not about Nirbhaya. It is about us. Just two weeks ago my facebook was flooded with messages in Nirbhaya's favour and apathy of our judicial system but today when Justice J S Verma Panel came with unfavourable recommendations, everyone is busy posting their emotional quotes, religious pictures, film awards and other personal stuff. Where has that courage disappeared? I logged in my facebook today thinking there will be reactions but was surprised to see not even a single comment on the same.
Justice Verma Panel has rejected death panelty for the rapist and have recommended "long" or "whole" life imprisonment for the convict. It has suggested introduction of 'marital rape' penality in India and if rape causes death or a persistent vegetative state, the imprisonment shall range from 20 years to rest of person's natural life.
The recommendations has been presented in a commendable package but I have some basic questions to ask. Who give the right to a man to infringe women right of living fearlessly? The punishment of killing someone should be imprisonment where the convict will have place to sleep, eat and work. Atleast they have priviledge to get space to eat and sleep unlike lakhs of innocents are leading sleepless nights on roads without food in extreme winters. How fortunate these convicts are?
For such heinous crime imprisonment is sufficient? I want to throw a question to parents who are blessed with a girl child - Will you spare the person who tries to eye on your daughter? Well I might be driven by emotions but being a woman I stand against these recommendations.
These recommendations are evidence of patriarchial society who think violation which is a small word to use - damage to a woman's self respect is punishable but only limited to imprisonment.
Nirbhaya dared to raise voice and got killed. It was murder of every woman who stands for her rights and dignity. The convicts are smart enough to prove themselves "Juvenile" and get away with it. We all know that such crime continue to trouble our country even when we are expecting our judiciary to act strict. These recommendations invite more such crimes.... I remembered Jessica Lal case where justice had to be demanded when it was denied. Why do we always wait for something severe to happen and then strengthen our laws and in this case many Nirbhaya's have already been killed, what our judiciary is now waiting for?
Facebook is silent, government will take away our attention with announcment of Rahul Gandhi as next PM candidate and we will get busy with our daily chorus. I am concerned...for myself.... for my friends...for my sisters..... for my mother..... for a community which forms 50 percent of population on this Earth..... how can we allow someone to rip us apart and get away easily. I also understand that "Tit for Tat" or "equivalent retaliation" is not an answer but in this case I would demand the same.
We should take learnings from other countries where bad eye on woman leads person to public shame and in extreme cases of rape castration and death in public -this shows unacceptable attitude towards women rights violation. Behaviour change takes time but initiation of severe punishment is a starting point. Even children are taught this way then why our judicial fears to suggest strict punishment laws for such cases.
It's about me.... a woman and I should be allowed to take the decision on punishment of the convict. Some insensitive committee members cannot give recommendations or judgement on behalf of women. I cannot allow "courage" (Nirbhaya) to be forgotten!
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