TRIBUTE TO NIRBHAYA
YOU
ARE NOT ALONE
Just reading a daily newspaper on a
bright morning a few days ago, guess what did I see on the cover page, ‘Three
youth molest girls on a moving bus in Rohtak, Haryana’. These kind of headlines
have been a regular nowadays. Whenever you open a newspaper, there will surely
be 2 or more cases on it regarding molestation, rapes, etc. According to
reports, about 600 rapes/molestations occur in Mumbai every year. But why us
only? India is a secular country where people from all religions, caste and
creed reside with peace and harmony. This is the same country where these cases
keep increasing exponentially day by day.
No
sooner than ever these molesters get arrested after days after the crime. In
the courts too, the same scenario unfolds and get out on bail due to some
means. These people can actually commit he heinous crimes again. So what are we
doing to stop this? Absolutely Nothing. That is altogether a different topic,
but have we thought of the girls who experience this kind of torture, what will
they do in their coming future, how will the society behave with them? Truly
speaking our society is overfilled with people having a closed mind-set without
any scope for development. This is a question of a great dilemma whether they
should be treated like untouchables only because some mad men molested them.
Societies like Khap Panchayat are creating a dangerous scenario for women with
unsatisfyable conditions.
There
is a lot of means by which, we, the next XYZ generation of India can help. As
most of us are educated, it is our duty to stand beside them, make our society
aware of the consequences and help change their mind-sets. The victims must be
made to believe that they are not alone and never will be. There is a lot of
life left to frown upon. This December will be the 2nd anniversary
of the ‘Nirbhaya case’, which itself was a revolutionary instance in Indian
culture. The movement received so much attention, all thanks to the media and
soon became an agitation. At the end, justice was achieved, but we lost her.
She has now become an example for many other such victims to stand up, fight
and live their lives.
The
government, by its mode, is also trying its best to curb this crime. Along with
it, this issue must be raised from the roots. Every teenager must be taught how
to encounter these situations in case of emergency. Various campaigns have been
initiated on social media like Facebook & Twitter. National Commission of
Women (NCW) is also trying its best efforts to ensure that the monsters who
commit such crimes should not be spared. Awareness drives should be started in
urban as well as rural areas to counter these issues.
While
continuing on my news which was started in the 1st paragraph, the
girls who were assaulted in a moving bus have tackled the three molesters quite
bravely with one even beating them with a belt. This incidence came into notice
as the video was recorded by a fellow passenger on a mobile which later went
viral. The Government will be honouring them for their bravery on Republic Day.
A big salute to these girls and hope that many others have the guts to take
them head on.
Let’s
take a pledge that cases of molestation must be stopped in our country and
India will become rape-free. Whatever happens, we should support them, ensure
that they are not alone and never will be.
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