One of the posters at the protest
read- “Am I just a body to be used?”
Yes! I am talking about the same
heinous act by 6 men, which has indeed turned out to be national news. Friends,
family, relatives... you look around yourself and you’ll find all the male
well-wishers of a girl asking the girl to dress properly, return back home well
on time, be in contact via one means or the other and so hence and so forth.
But, I wonder... in this democratic nation which has set equal rights for one
and all; to me more specific, equal rights for both men and women, why is being
a woman still considered to be an offense?
Yes! Exactly, you heard it right;
an offense! Until now I used to proud on myself, on being a girl, a lovely
daughter, mischievous sister and with dreams on my eyes of being a wonderful
wife and finally an onus lady and a proud mother. Mother, a term which is
connected to the nerves of each and every person on this Earth; for, of all the
relations on earth, this is the only relation which is 9 months longer than the
rest. A mother bears all the pain to give birth to a child. Today, after this
act by the brutal beasts, the second thought after questioning the humanity
that rose in my mind was “didn’t these people thought about their mother? A
lady who bought them in this world and gave them lives?”
But Christ! With the advancement
that a fraction of our society is under-going in this country, a larger
fraction seems to be deteriorating. Instead of all the education and
civilization measures that are being promoted, why isn’t our country really
progressing on the other side of such heinous acts? Every single day, we come
across news depicting a girl committing suicide because of being raped, or a
girl being buried to death at the same hour of her birth. Is this really a
country which has “Right to equality” mentioned in its constitution?
I can see all my male friends
mourning over this news, updating their facebook status to support girls but,
will this really help? Will this change the way our government looks at such
cases? Will this change the way the police respond to the rape victims? Will
this stop the people from pointing out the victim when she is out on the
streets to live and enjoy her life yet again?
Many questions still revolving in
my head and I can find no solution to them. Before stepping out of my home, I
need to think twice. I cannot trust anybody. A person, who offers me a smile
the next time, will only appear to be a savage. I never thought being a girl, I
will have to be so careful and restrict myself from all the happiness and joy
of this world! For you never know, who the next victim could be? It could be
anybody... you, me, or your friend. After all, the girl who faced all this
lately wasn’t informed that she’ll be the next target. Moreover, what still
surprises me the most is, our government has not yet taken any strict action against
those morons! Out of rage and ager, am sure if those brutes are handed over to
people, they won’t be able to see the next minute of their lives, and they’ll
be killed then and there. But, I agree this isn’t the solution for the forth
coming series of activities.
I wonder if such a strong law can
ever be enforced which actually assures more safety to the girls in this
country. This incidence has surely stirred the nation. But, I doubt before all
the rage and anger neutralizes and people start living normally and this cycle
repeats again, will I get to see some change in the reforms?!!!