An evading Prime Minister and meaningless sympathy

With the whole country rising in favor of demanding capital punishment for accused in rape cases, the Government stills seems to be in flux as to what it should do. Peaceful protests were held which turned ugly due to the interference of some anti-social elements and opportunistic petty politicians, the police rained tear gas shells, water canons, and batons on the protestors, and metro stations closed down owing to the massive outcry against the grave injustice committed against women each day. But what came out, as an outcome was only a sympathetic statement by the current Prime Minister. The people failed to make out the real impact of the sentence. In return for justice, our countrymen got only a fake glimpse of the Prime Minister who had been evading this issue all along. So, the questions that erupted in our mind as a consequence are:

• What kind of horrendous and imbalanced life the girl would have to lead, if she survives?
• What can be done to get an Act against rapists in place?
• What more can we expect from our current corrupt government?
• Are we really a part of democracy?
• Are we still staying in that medieval era, where men could force themselves on women to prove their masculinity?
• Is justice for real?
• Should we trust the law and order system of our country?
• Is it worth being a woman?
• Has our country truly risen from the shackles of gender biasness, which our great leaders had dreamt of?
• Is the freedom we enjoy worth the sacrifice of millions of people who had to lay down their lives for it?
• Are we really free?
• What next, if justice is denied to the victims?
• What next, if the perpetrators of crime manage to walk free?
• How many more women are going to get raped in the forthcoming days?
• Are we safe in our own country?
• Should we always have a male escort with us while moving away from our houses?
• Should we leave our jobs and responsibilities for fear of being eyed, followed, and raped by hooligans?
• Is there any way to get out of the vicious circle of fear in which our minds are entrapped?
• Do we really need that fake sympathy from our PM?
• Do we really have the right government in place?
• Do we really have a worthy PM or a proper political party at the center?
• What next should we do to garner justice for the rape victims?
• Do we really want to do something?
• If yes, then can we really do something?
• Are Indian women only an object of desire for the men around them?
• With rape being a manifestation of a patriarchal society, should we still refer to our country as our motherland?

These and many more questions will arise and remain unanswered unless we decide to come together and change the way our country is being governed. Changing the law would be just a footstep, but changing the mode of governance and including more people in the power of decision making would be a giant step in the polity and history of India of which our future generations would feel proud of and be willing to participate. Let us forget what our nonchalant Prime Minister has to say or what our indifferent ministers have to do in Parliament, or what or unconcerned Government has to do. The only thing we can do is to move forward to make our society safe for women and children. Let's not forget that we have the right to vote, the right to choose our leader, and the right to bring a Government at the Centre, which will ensure safety, peace, and equality for one and all. Let's keep ourselves awake to be a part of the responsibility, which the Nation demands from us.