Mass
Protest Rally on 15thof October in Rohtak against increasing
violence and gang rape against women in Haryana
In the context of deeply entranched patriarchal
values and mindset coupled with rampant consumerist culture and alliance of
reactionary and opportunist forces, there is almost a flood of cases of rape
and violence against women in Haryana as is evident from 13 cases of gang rape
taking place in just one month. This has created almost a terror like situation
and insecurity in the minds of especially the young girls, working women and
their families. The dalit women are particularly being targeted due to their
more vulnerability.
The ruling Govt. in Haryana, instead of taking
cognizance of the whole situation and punishing the culprits, has termed it as
a “political conspiracy” to defame their rule and there ends its responsibility
for providing a safe and secure governance. The opposition party led by Om
Prakash Chautala Supremo has even gone ahead by taking sides with the khap
panchayats and casteist forces and supporting their demand for lowering the
marriageable age for young girls to 15 years. Majority of political parties and
other forces, instead of understanding the gravity of the whole situation and
fighting against this heinous crime, are unfortunately engaged in appeasing the
casteist and reactionary forces for the safety of their vote banks. In order to
fight against this shameful display of opportunism, it is left to the
democratic minded and justice loving people of the state and the nation to
collectively come forward to counter this dangerous trend and bring the
criminals to book. At the same time we need to ensure appropriate action
against those policemen and other administrative officers who do not fulfil
their duties properly and show negligence and laxity in dealing with the
criminals.
Simultaneously, we shall have to fight strongly
against the neo liberal policies of the government so as to pressurise the
state and ruling Govt. for proper and equal distribution of resources
particularly to the women and the weaker sections so that they no longer remain
soft targets for various kinds of violence and crimes. Along with this, there
is a strong need for social reform movement at various levels of society
against indecent portrayal l of women in media, against alcoholism and
patriarchal values, traditions and mindset. All the conventional forces who are
making the demand to lower the marriageable age should not be spared.
AIDWA calls upon all Women’s organisations,
democratic forces and concerned individuals to join in the mass protest
rally to be
held in Rohtak on 15th of October, 2012 at HUDA Complex Park at
11.00am. Our
united efforts would undoubtedly help in a significant way to put a strong
pressure on on the political and administrative forces to act in a responsible
way in dealing with violence against women. We need to send a strong message to
the criminal forces too that they can not escape scot free and would be
strongly punished for any act of violence and crime.
LET US UNITE FOR VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
AIDWA – 011-25700476, 25703565 Jagmati Sangwan-
09416630805
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