My mind is reeling with a whirlwind of thoughts. A bit of
vacillation a bit of uncertainty, whether to pour out my heart on this insignificant issue. How many people
will reverberate with my feelings?
After the Delhi
and Mumbai rape case, numerous debates & speculation had been conducted on
the recent crimes against women. Demands for Law amendments, better security,
women’s liberation and empowerment have been soaring since then. Undeniably
women are known to be the inferior sex. Numerous initiatives and movements are
in progress towards Women’s amelioration. But not even once I hear about men’s
predicament. Following the heinous incidents, we perceive all men’s to be either
rapist, misogynist, masculinist. The same men we call our father, husband,
brother or son. Never saw anybody advocating towards male emancipation. Are
they not belong to human race?
Remember the old poem "Girls
are made of sugar and spice and everything nice; boys are made of snips and
snails and puppy dog tails." Is it not bigotry?
Last year I received a random message form a girl on my FB
page asking whether am Anurag’s school mate. ANURAG my seventh standard class
mate and who got in touch through social media over fifteen years. Out of
inquisitiveness, I talked to her for some time. After few minutes of chatting,
she informed me about his untimely demise. Shell shocked, I couldn’t breath for
a while. Embracing my wits, I conveyed my condolence and inquest about the
mishap. Another shocker bounced. His wife of one month filed a false case
against the whole family including his sister’s one year old daughter. Police came
to apprehend the whole family at midnight. Around that period Anurag was
working in another city. He was shocked and panicked as it was his love marriage.
He could not believe that the girl who once claimed to love him so much filed a
false against him.He along with two other friends soon started off to Lucknow. On the way his
car collided with the truck and all three young boys died on the spot. After a month of his death, another case of
domestic violence along with 498a was registered by the girl. It’s been three
years now and this ironlady is fighting for her dead brother’s dignity. She is
an MRA activist and now helping other martyrs of false cases against biased
laws.
If women want to file a complaint, there is a provision of
recording it as a criminal complaint under national statistic of crime against
women but if male goes with an authentic grievance, they merely have to console
with non cognizable offence. Due to these serious loopholes in our laws, it
termed as a legal terrorism for men and their families.
There is another famous case of Munish Dalal, who suffered
nine years jail imprisonment due to misuse of dowry law by his wife. He along
with his family has been acquitted by Noida court after continuous 10 year ordeal.
Adding more to their dilemma, the government incorporated the incident in NCERT
textbooks that is still taught to children in Class VI. Later the girl’s charge junked due to her confession of an
affair and cooking up a false story to wriggle out from nuptial. Will anything bring
back his lost ten years?
Remember Capt Saurabh Kalia who fought for his country in
kargil war 1999.The brave soldier was badly treated by Pakistan troops.
His body was mutilated to unbearable extent. Since then his father an ex-air
force personnel is running pillar to post and still struggling to prove his
death as crime. We have signed so many petitions against rape’s, marched candle
lights for the victims , made black bindi images as out profile pictures against
crime towards women. But this old man is fighting alone for justice.
Have we ever stand-up or demanded justice for a man same way we do for women's rights? Am not claiming that all cases against men are false or counterfeiting women’s quandary.But in some cases we need to consider man as victims and not accused. Next time don’t judge a man till he is “guilty as proven” not “guilty as charged”. Crime and criminals have no gender. Punishment to the criminal has to be equal irrespective of gender. Am neither a feminist nor misogynist but a daughter, wife, sister and a friend of a man who pays a penny to their emotion and feel compassion.
DO YOU????
This
post is not intended to violate or disregard or disrespect any provisions of
the laws of our land nor are they intended for casting aspersions on any
individual or for defaming or maligning anybody whomsoever.
