Make the country a safer place for women©

Why women are not safe at any corner in India?

A Country headed by a woman President , powerful women's as Chief Ministers of four influential States should have been the safest place in the world for women .... But it is not in reality......

Women actively participating in political space, demands for 33 percent reservation in parliament and assemblies by way of reservation.

All the measures have not stopped India becoming the 4th most dangerous country for women to live with respect and dignity.

India is the fourth most dangerous country for women, as per a gender poll that gauged perceptions of threats ranging from domestic abuse and economic discrimination to foeticide and other crimes against women. The survey was conducted by the UK-based Thompson Reuters Foundation.

Women don't feel safe anymore. Women don't feel they can walk or talk freely in our societies. Women feel threatened to lead their lives on their own terms. Over the past few months, one has seen a number of incidents that humiliate and endanger women in private and public spaces.

There are Recent Guwahati Molestation Case , Many Several Rape Cases and Murder Cases of women.....

What's also deeply worrying is the increase of assault on women by law enforcement personnel who are supposed to protect citizens from violence. The inadequacy of laws against such violence, the prejudices prevalent in our social consciousness against women who are faced with such violence and the prolonged legal mechanisms to seek justice add to the already vile situation. Standing at this point, it often seems a useless task to go out and raise a voice. And yet, in a democracy, raising your voice is one of the few options left to express your anger and disgust in a peaceful manner.

Here's how the government can make the country a safe place for women.

1 The government should immediately organize public hearings to solicit suggestions that enable the Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 2010 to effectively tackle the spectrum of sexual violence against victims of any gender and marital relationship to the perpetrator. The cases can be graded non-bailable offences of sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, and sexual offences, based on the concepts of harm, injury, humiliation and degradation.

2 Rape cases should be investigated not by general police but by specially trained all-woman police units in each state consisting of a team that includes a psychiatrist trained in handling post-traumatic stress. Also, a rape crisis government helpline must be made available and widely publicized along with walk-in shelters for women dealing with domestic violence and domestic sexual abuse.

3 All cases of custodial violence or violence perpetrated by the police or armed forces should be fast-tracked through the legal system to rapidly rid law enforcement of its criminal and misogynist personnel.

4 A CBI investigation into rape as a weapon of war by the Indian armed forces should begin in order to assess the extent of the rape crisis perpetrated by Indian soldiers in areas of conflict such as the North-East, Kashmir, and the Maoist belt in central India.

5 Relook our educational materials for children to ensure gender sensitive education for all.

© Official Bhavesh Raje Paithane's Research Paper

VILASRAO DESHMUKH : MAHARSAHTRA'S HERO LEAVES ALL OF US

Former Maharashtra chief minister and Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh breathed his last today afternoon at a hospital in Chennai. He was 67. He died of hepatocellular carcinoma, a form of liver cancer.
He was in the hospital for over a wee

k and was conscious but has been on life- support in the intensive care unit.
Deshmukh's life suffered a major setback after a brain-dead man whose liver and kidney were to be transplanted, died hours before the transplant.
Sad day for maharashtra politics n loss to national politics....

May God Rest His Soul....

Protest against Assam riots turns violent in Mumbai

The protest that was staged by several Muslim organizations on Saturday to condemn the alleged attacks on Muslims in Myanmar and the riots in Assam turned violent. Police had to fire in the air to disperse protesters. Some vehicles were torched according to TV reports.

Led by Raza Academy, an organization working to promote Islamic culture, the protest was supported by other organizations like Sunni Jamaitul Ulma and Jamate Raza-e-Mustafa. They also condemned the riots and violence in Assam.

Sporting black badges, hundreds of members and activists of these organizations, earlier converged at the Azad Maidan and expressed concern over the massacre of the Muslim community.

Maulana Syed Moinuddin Ashraf, president of Jamia Qadriya Ashrafiya, has urged the the central and state governments to intervene.

"It is the responsibility of the Congress government to protect the Muslims, and for that matter each and every citizen," said the Maulana, who is also known as Moin Miyan.

"With regards to the massacre in Myanmar, we understand it is an external problem and that certainly should be taken care of, but what is happening in Assam reflects on the state of affairs of the country," he added.

"A large number of Muslims have been rendered homeless and are now living in camps," said Raza Academy chairman Saeed Noorie.

Noorie said they have already written to the government of Myanmar, the United Nations, the International Human Rights Organization, Organization of Islamic Countries, President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to highlight the massacre of Muslims in Myanmar.

What is happening to Pune? Maharashtra's Culturally Rich town!

What is happening to Pune? Maharashtra's Culturally Rich town!  

The Home Dept and the Pune Police who seem totally spiraling into confusion, are clamping various bans on its citizens. 

From last year:


1) Ban on public viewing of cricket matches on screens in various public places


2) Ban on Dhol Tasha Lezim (the famous traditional music of Maharashtra) for Ganesh Mandals

and NOW,

3) Ban on celebrating Dahi Handi on the roads!!

I wonder where these stiff officials come from, and must be sent back to where they believe they can rule like a dictator! aloof and stifling the culture and tradition that weaves the society!

Curbs must be to stop terrorism, crimes against women, children and the society at large!

Don't stop the Common Man from celebrating his/ her culture, festival, religion.
Stop the terrorist from attacking!

I am highly annoyed and ashamed by this act of the Home Dept. that firstly can't stop terrorism and buys faulty material like bomb proof and bulletproof jackets, only to impose bans on citizens! 

                                                                                                              -Bhavesh Raje Paithane