Recently, Mr. Katju had mentioned in his blog,
``Section 376 Indian Penal Code already provides for a maximum of life sentence
for rape, and I see no reason why capital punishment should also be provided
for it." Herein, I would like to bring to his notice the recent incident in Bihar
wherein a girl was killed after she resisted a probable rape attempt. In spite
of the fact that the rapists do not fear capital punishment due to the existing
prescribed laws in our country, the hooligans ended the life of the girl, once
again proving that life of a woman is not valued in our country. (see http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/girl-killed-after-rape-bid/article4233542.ece) In wake of the
increasing frequency of these incidents, should not we have a proper law in its
place for bringing into book all those involved in ghastly crimes as invading
the privacy and modesty of a woman? How much more do we need to suffer? How can
we call ourselves a part of civilized society when we are unable to protect the
women folks around us? Why do we refer to India as motherland, when we have no
respect for our mothers and sisters? Do we need to wait and wait for more
crimes piling up? Can't we make a bold new start in 2013 pledging to do away
with the entire nuisance we have had to put up with till date? Are urban women
different from rural? Why have not we been able to garner justice to the
ill-plighted women who have to face the same omen as us everyday of their
lives? When do we expect our men to grow up and stop looking at women with
pierced gaze, which makes them feel uncomfortable? When would we start to take
responsibility on ourselves for the ills existing in our society? When would we
consider ourselves safe? I stand up not only against what has happened in the
Delhi gang rape case but all others which we have failed to take notice of in
the wake of our busy schedule and phony lifestyle? I wake up on behalf of all
the Indians whose conscience is still alive and kicking. I make a call on
behalf of all distressed, who need to be heard by the so called law makers of
society and our elected and appointed government. I pledge to condemn all
injustice meted out to my fellow people on grounds of gender, race, caste, and
other grounds which hold no place in an educated and civilized mind. I pledge
to uproot those evils, which are within my reach and grasp to make this society
more livable. I pledge that I am an Indian and would like to be identified as
an Indian, not a woman, Hindu, Bengali, or Kayastha.
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