The Sad Story from Bangalore.
On new year's eve, celebrations had turned into a nightmare for the women among the revellers, out on MG Road and Brigade Road in Bangalore. Eyewitness accounts are increasing about how a large number of women were molested that night. Tragically, the incident occurred despite the presence of around 1,500 police personnel deployed in the area in anticipation of a large gathering of revellers!
It means that the police were ineffective and had become mere bystanders and what's pathetic is that they've come out with statements like, "Women are always molested during such celebrations!"
Simply not acceptable. Period!
The response by the state government should have been to make swift arrests, file clear charges and and provide all support to the women. The main close circuit television cameras - the police claim to have installed in the area for the purpose - would help in identifying the molesters. The police failed miserably in these measures and it was expected of the Home Minister to take them to task and get them to do their work. Instead, he's been giving lectures against western culture and dress and sends a horrid message, "These kind of things do happen". What does one say about G Parameswara, the Home Minister?
Doesn't the blighter have a mother, a wife and daughters or daughters-in-law? Would he have sung the same tune had, god forbid, something of a similar kind happened to any one of them? And if he stands by his statement then why is he running away from the media? He should be man enough to stand by his words.
This problem of mindset is not limited to Bangalore, alone. To my mind, it's a pan Indian problem. We need to respect our women!
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The Battle for the Cycle.
I've been following the 'tamasha' that's going on in the Samajwadi Party, in the run up to the UP elections. Each of the warring sides must be having genuine reasons against the other for the sorry impasse. Why do they forget a few simple rules?
(a) Was a fight between the father and the son required? In our cultural context, such a
disagreement is heavily loaded against the son.
(b) This is what happens when the complete family is inducted into the political party.
(c) Don't these guys know that the party can only put up a good show in the forthcoming
Assembly elections if it stayed united?
Tailpiece.
Sad! Power and pelf spoil the most sacred of relations!!
On new year's eve, celebrations had turned into a nightmare for the women among the revellers, out on MG Road and Brigade Road in Bangalore. Eyewitness accounts are increasing about how a large number of women were molested that night. Tragically, the incident occurred despite the presence of around 1,500 police personnel deployed in the area in anticipation of a large gathering of revellers!
It means that the police were ineffective and had become mere bystanders and what's pathetic is that they've come out with statements like, "Women are always molested during such celebrations!"
Simply not acceptable. Period!
The response by the state government should have been to make swift arrests, file clear charges and and provide all support to the women. The main close circuit television cameras - the police claim to have installed in the area for the purpose - would help in identifying the molesters. The police failed miserably in these measures and it was expected of the Home Minister to take them to task and get them to do their work. Instead, he's been giving lectures against western culture and dress and sends a horrid message, "These kind of things do happen". What does one say about G Parameswara, the Home Minister?
Doesn't the blighter have a mother, a wife and daughters or daughters-in-law? Would he have sung the same tune had, god forbid, something of a similar kind happened to any one of them? And if he stands by his statement then why is he running away from the media? He should be man enough to stand by his words.
This problem of mindset is not limited to Bangalore, alone. To my mind, it's a pan Indian problem. We need to respect our women!
* * *
The Battle for the Cycle.
I've been following the 'tamasha' that's going on in the Samajwadi Party, in the run up to the UP elections. Each of the warring sides must be having genuine reasons against the other for the sorry impasse. Why do they forget a few simple rules?
(a) Was a fight between the father and the son required? In our cultural context, such a
disagreement is heavily loaded against the son.
(b) This is what happens when the complete family is inducted into the political party.
(c) Don't these guys know that the party can only put up a good show in the forthcoming
Assembly elections if it stayed united?
Tailpiece.
Sad! Power and pelf spoil the most sacred of relations!!
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