Compiled by Rudolph D’Souza and Others
For centuries in
The worth of a civilization can
be judged from the position that it gives to women. Of the several factors that
justify the greatness of Hinduism's ancient culture, one of the greatest is the
honored place ascribed to women. Manu, the great law-giver, said long ago,
“Where women are honored there reside the gods.” According to ancient Hindu
scriptures, no religious rite could be performed by a man perfectly without the
active participation of his wife – his wife’s participation being essential to
any religious rite. Married men could perform sacred rites on the occasion of
various important festivals only when accompanied by their wives. Wives are thus
befittingly called 'Ardhangani' (better half). They are given not only important
but equal position with men (Source http://www.bu.edu/wcp/Papers/Huma/HumaSing.htm
by Dr. Ms. Rekha Singh of M.D.D.M. College.
According to the Indian Domestic Violence Act:
Domestic violence can be defined as a pattern of behavior in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over a female
partner. Abuse can be physical, sexual, emotional, economic or psychological actions or threats of actions that frighten, intimidate, terrorize, manipulate, hurt, humiliate, blame, injure or wound the female partner. Domestic violence can happen to anyone of any race, age, sexual orientation, religion or gender – except to males. It can happen among couples who are married, living together or who are dating. Domestic Violence affects people of all socio-economic backgrounds and education levels.
A woman may be in an emotionally abusive relationship if her male partner: And also... a woman may be in a sexually abusive relationship if her partner: 1.Views women as objects and believes in rigid gender roles.
By contrast, the Indian Domestic Violence
Act specifically and clearly exculpates women from being prosecuted as the
principal accused of Domestic Violence, excepting mothers, sisters, etc. of the
accused man being prosecuted as abettors etc., and also specifically provides
that the prescribed reliefs, such as maintenance, restraining orders, can be
obtained ONLY by a woman and NEVER against a woman!
These rules which are set out in
the Indian Domestic Violence are totally biased, and work, not to protect the
institution of marriage and families, but to break marriages and families,
giving ample opportunities for misuse, with no remedial measures provided
for.
Together with the so-called
“Section 498 (A)” of the Indian Penal Code and the associated amendment to the
Evidence Act, these legislations have resulted in widespread misuse and social
malaise. Additionally, under
these legislations, the indirect sufferers will be women in majority of the
cases, as daughters-in-law file case against husbands, mothers-in-law and
sisters-in-law. Homes and relationships
cannot be run by State terrorism and force. Money can’t make any one happy,
otherwise, no one would have yearned for family and friends and children.
Women can not both obtain
“relief” and also retain relationships by taking recourse to these legislations,
a fact that should be fully understood by one and all. The relationship between men and women is by
heart and voluntary, otherwise, it results in prostitution.
What this Act really
mean...
According to these legislations, the following
is a list of women’s rights:
The
In
Details........ Section
32 (2) says that under the sole testimony of the aggrieved person, the court may
conclude that an offence has been committed by the accused.
Real Statistics on Domestic violence:
One of the most pervasive myths of our society is that
domestic violence is something men do to women. Solid scientific research
reveals that domestic violence is something women do to men more frequently than
men do to women.
While it is true that men account for most violence outside
the home, women instigate most domestic violence and they injure men more
frequently and more severely.
The Family
Research Laboratory at the
Original
data is also available on CD-ROM from Sociometrics, Inc. in
The average
results in the 'severe assault' category are reported below:
* Wives
report they have been severely assaulted by husband 22 per 1000 * Wives
report they have severely assaulted husband 59 per 1000
* Husbands report they have been severely assaulted by
wives 32 per 1000
* Husbands report they have severely assaulted wives 18 per
1000
* Husbands & wives both report wife has been assaulted
20 per 1000
* Husbands & wives
both report husband has been assaulted 44 per 1000 There are
dozens of other studies that reveal similar findings. For instance:
* Women are three times more likely than men to use weapons
in domestic violence.
* Women initiate most incidents of domestic violence.
* Women commit most child abuse and elder abuse.
* Women hit their male children more frequently and more
severely than they hit their female children.
* Women commit most child murders and 64% of their victims
are male children.
* When women murder adults, the majority of their victims
are men.
* Women commit 50% of spousal murders.
* Eighty-two per cent of all people have their first
experience of violence at the hands of a woman.
Wives report they have been severely assaulted by husband
22 per 1000 (Vs 59%)
[Source: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JJC/is_3_22/ai_81835579
]
Rajendra K.Gupta, “India-Force” Yahoo! D-List (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/India-Force )
What the dirty, overfed and
corrupt politicians and misguided women in various forums and organizations are
doing is causing widespread damage to
Whenever
special laws are enacted the procedure and definitions should be very clear and
goals of law should be clear. These should have built-in safety and higher
punishment for abuse of law and making false complaints. Policemen should also
be prosecuted for false action. Unless this is done, Indian society is headed
for severe crisis, unrest and breakages of homes and ultimately women will be
the largest sufferers.
The situation is such that I
would advice youth not to marry if they can avoid it. A new set up will have to be evolved in
society till these corrupt and brainless people in power learn lessons and
withdraw all foolish and mala fide
laws enacted including reservations. Just imagine - a boy marries a
girl and marriage lasts for a few weeks but he has to provide her a home, money
and maintenance for her whole life and also face charges against 498A and 406
and etc laws. He can't sell his house any more without consent of that woman. It
is sheer ridiculous and contradictory to many other basic laws and principles of
the Constitution. Would it be advisable to go for marriage in
The Gender Divide
Source: http://gender-indian.blogspot.com/2006/12/time-to-wean-away-women-from-economic.html]
In
As a result, the dowry system was
fashioned and observed by many communities on the principle that it was unfair
to place a woman’s entire economic burden on the husband.
As the
twentieth century progressed the hurdles towards women participating in the
economic activity were gradually eliminated and by the 21st century the hurdles
have been more or less removed in most sections of Indian society. Strictly
speaking, now that women, by and large are economically independent, there is no
longer any need for her to be dependent on a man.
However it is being seen that the
Courts still treat women as "Abla Naari"
needing financial assistance from some male, mostly her husband. Given the
current social scenario, it now becomes imperative that women be weaned away
from this dependency on income earned by the husband’s sweat. There is no longer
any need to demand financial assistance from husbands to live their lives.
The Hindu Marriage Act (HMA) also
clearly states that when a woman has access to independent income then she is
not entitled to financial assistance in form of maintenance or alimony.
Unfortunately financially
independent women are still misusing the maintenance laws (Section 125 of the
Criminal Procedure Code) and Section 24 of HMA to demand financial settlements
as “maintenance”.
Hidden Agendas Behind Proposed ‘Sexual
Harassment Law’
The new
proposed legislation against ‘Sexual Harassment’ being pushed by the Ministry of
Women and Child Development, National Commission for Women and other
Femo-Fascist organizations continues with the Femo-Fascist agenda of destroying
Democracy and the Principle of Equality before the law, by criminalizing all men
and excluding them even from judicial powers.
Wrong 1:
Constitution of the Committee:
The proposed
legislation practically means: Similarly,
at the district level committee in all courts, there will be 3 members, all
exclusively women, one of then being a professional women's rights
activist.
Chartered
Accountants will have at every state or the union territory level, a similar
committee, comprising have 3 members, exclusively women, of which, one will be a
professional women's rights activist.
Similarly
for the Bar Councils, Orphanages, Charitable Homes and also for Children’s
Homes
Objection:
Why are men being systematically excluded from these very powerful legal
commity(s)?
Are we
saying that all the men in parliament are not competent, but women members are
competent?
That all
male Additional District Magistrates (ADMs) and Civil & Sessions Court
Judges are incompetent to be part of this Committee but women judges are
competent?
That all the
highly educated male Charted Accountants in India not even good enough to be
part of this very powerful Judicial Committee(s)? Wrong 2: The
proposed ‘Sexual Harassment’ legislation practically means:
For most
companies with more then 50 persons, medical hospitals, prison, public
establishments etc., the committee should be headed by a woman and should have
more then 50% women members, with one woman member being a professional women's
rights activist selected by the “Protection Officer” under the proposed ‘Sexual
Harassment Act of that district. Wrong 3:
Under Section 19 of the proposed legislations, providing funds to the women’s
rights activists is not made clear, while travel expenses is mentioned, other
expenses like Dearness Allowances, etc, are deliberately not made clear. To
breed more young feminists, press has to go to them for news; all these women
rights activists are again given powers to employ more persons.
TRUE
lies :
News Agencies( http://www.msmagazine.com/news/uswirestory.asp?ID=9970)
have refered to http://www.unfpa.org [UNFPA] as the source of these
statistics, “United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) found that an astonishing 70
percent of women who are married are beaten and sexually abused.”
How can two different
organizations of UN (ie. UNDP and UNFPA) take on the same research and produce
the same results by wasting funds? We would like to request the
Indian blogger community to check if they can get the source of the these
statistics. In the meantime, David R. Usher
of MensNewsDaily, world’s most [ http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/11/12/domestic-violence-rumor-mill-runs-the-united-nations
] famous Men’s Rights Blog. He also could not confirm the statistics and accused
UN of manufacturing lies. Then, we found that the http://www.unfpa.org [website of UNFPA] has a Histogram, which shows
percentage of ever-married Indian women between age 15 to 49 ever beaten* by a
spouse of partner in 2005. The histogram shows the percentage as just 19% http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2005/presskit/factsheets/facts_vaw.htm
[unfpa article] (*In most surveys includes having
been hit, slapped, kicked and physically hurt.) So, what is the percentage of
Indian women getting physically abused in a year by their so called wife-beater
husbands? That is 19/(49-15) =
0.56%. Lets compare 0.56% women between
age 15-49 facing domestic violence and the figure of 70% women facing domestic
violence as reported in Media in last 20 days. Feminist hypocrisy is out in
open. A good way to find the truth in
the legislations drawn up by the Ministry of "women and child development" and
NCW feminists, is to start reading near the bottom. They invariably put the main
objectionable point near the end, then put so much confusion at top and middle
by confusing use of word, that maybe Parliament’s members, while
deciding whether to pass the law or not, will not read with full concentration
until the end in details. So you know that as expected, the constitution of the
Additional District Magistrates and Civil & Sessions Judges Committees, and
the Parliament Committee, etc., are given at the end of the proposed
legislation. Cheers.
Money and employment for
Feminists
Though simple readings will not
tell you, but a thorough logical examination of the text of the proposed
legislation will reveal that this law is intended to create employment and money
for feminists. See the draft of the proposed
legislation at http://wcd.nic.in/draftsexharrsement.htm
What do you say about the
Prevention of Domestic Violence Act that has been passed by Parliament recently?
The unity of
family is already under threat in our country. This Act has been given another
weapon in the hands of women. Before bringing any law, we need to educate people
about its usage. George Washington was presented an axe by his father on his
birthday in his childhood. Since he did not have the knowledge of using it, he
destroyed the whole garden. The misuse of this Act will take women away from
their family and the society. There are forces in the country who are jealous of
our strong family system. Now they have started entrapping women. I am against
crime against women, but I doubt whether the Act would be used to protect the
family." [Source: http://www.organiser.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=169&page=12 ]
Recent
Developments:
1)
Mangalore: Bus front entrance reserved for women
[Source: http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=38630] 2)
The Indian Domestic Violence Act
1.Calls her names, insults her or continually criticizes her,
2.Does not trust her and acts jealous or possessive,
3.Tries to isolate her from family or friends,
4.Monitors where she goes, who she calls and who she spends time with,
5.Does not want her to work,
6.Controls finances or refuses to share money,
7.Punishes her by withholding affection,
8.Expects her to ask permission,
9.Threatens to hurt her, her children, her family or her pets,
10.Humiliates her in any way.
A woman may be in a physically abusive relationship if her male partner has ever:
1.Damaged property when angry (thrown objects, punched walls, kicked doors, etc.).
2.Pushed, slapped, bitten, kicked or choked her.
3.Abandoned her in a dangerous or unfamiliar place.
4.Scared her by driving recklessly.
5.Used a weapon to threaten or hurt her.
6.Forced her to leave her home.
7.Trapped her in her home or kept her from leaving.
8.Prevented her from calling the police or seeking medical attention.
9.Hurt her children.
10.Used physical force in sexual situations.
2.Accuses her of cheating or is often jealous of her outside relationships.
3.Wants her to dress in a sexual way.
4.Insults her in sexual ways or calls her sexual names.
5.Has ever forced or manipulated her into to having sex or performing sexual acts.
6.Held her down during sex.
7.Demanded sex when she were sick, tired or after beating her
8.Hurt her with weapons or objects during sex.
9.Involved other people in sexual activities with her
10.Ignored her feelings regarding sex.
This
means with one word of women, it will empowered her to punish men at her will.
This is very dangerous for innocent men. As it is in the Divorce, alimony, rape,
and dowry laws are already in favour of women. This law will not allow men to
escape from the clutchs of women who would lodge false complaint. All she has to
do is, go to police station and shed some crocodile tears. thats all, and
husband will be full time member of jail at no cost; SORRY tax payers
cost.
Ch.IV, S.17 makes the “right of residence” a powerful tool in
the women’s hands whether or not she has any title in the
household.
An adulterous woman can abuse her husband or in-laws and
threaten them of false domestic violence but she cannot be thrown out of the
house as per the Act. This is open license to women to harass innocent men. She
could even bring her lover to the house and the husband or in-laws can’t do
anything or stop her. Even husband has no right if she has sex in front of her
husband, may may file case for stoping her from enjoying, ist harassment for
her.
(Ch.II, S.3) of the Domestic violence Act includes actual abuse
or threat of abuse — physical, verbal, emotional or economic.
it
means whatever husband do to his wife is wrong, but same if she do, thats ok,
Even with hold sex, shout at him, slap, insult, Humiliate
Section
18 allows the magistrate to protect the woman from acts of violence or even
“acts that are likely to take place” in the future and can prohibit the
respondent from dispossessing the aggrieved person or in any other manner
disturbing her possessions, entering the aggrieved person’s place of work or any
other place that the abused woman frequents….
If women says her
husband and in laws stoping her from Bringing her lover home, judge will order
husband and his old parents not enter thier own home.
The Act also
says that husbands can’t pressure wives to watch porn or to have sexual
relationship.
Some Indian women says Kissing is PORN, so soon all
indian men who watch movies, Watch these movies together in
jail.
Ch.III, S4 of the Act says that the information regarding an
act or acts of domestic violence does not necessarily have to be lodged by the
aggrieved party but by “any person who has reason to believe that” such an act
has been or is being committed. Which means that neighbours, social workers,
relatives etc. can all take initiative on behalf of the victim
When
husband Stop wifes lover entering his home, he can file complaint in behalf of
his lover.
Preventing one’s wife from taking up a job or forcing her
to leave job are also under the purview of the Act.
Only solution is
to save Institute of Marriage and Family of india, we should ask all
organisations not to appoint women at any cost.
Another flaw in the
Act is inclusion of live-in partners or any sexual partner (Ch.I, S.2(a))
This clause give men to make use of this law, if a lover of man come
home , his legally wedded wife cann`t do anything she cann`t kick her out.
husbands now take advantage of this bill ? its law against women not in her
favor
The Act will actually worsen the domestic problems leading to
breakdown in marriages as women will be now encouraged to go to courts ,without
giving any chance to settle thier differences The Act discourages women to
rectify their mistake. The Act not only gives powers without taking any
responsibilities to women but also takes away all the rights of men.
it
is not only marriage breaker but also whole family spliter, women can file case
against any male member of Family, its a chain reaction, one crack in a marriage
can ruin husbands other brothers family too. its massive bomb waiting to
Explode.
There is ample chance to misuse coz there is no clause of
punishsment if misused, just like Dowry law.
Feminist want Domestic
Violence not Domestic harmony, thats why there is no word of spouse instead
man.
With the help of this law now women can stop Father of her children
to meet them, this is total breakdown of Social structure of Indian Society it
is best tool for black clad corrupt lawyers and Money minting machinary for
police, women organisations and politicians.
If there are abusive men,
then there are Abusive women too. Laws should be gender balanced not Gender
Biased.
Who is behind this Sabotage of Society?
We have almost reached the point of no return. Men are
being forced to remain in marriage - once entered - under threat of law. This is
sickening. Instead of making divorce easy and simple and time bound these
politicians enact more and more laws to intimidate people and fool women and men
alike.
Once a relationship is broken it will result
into divorce. There is no point in trying to save it and that too by force and
threat of police arrest. There has been wholesale abuse of women's laws as much
as 90% cases in case of 498A and other dowry laws.
But in fact I know of several
women whose jewellery and other effects are in custody of brother-in-laws and
ex-husbands and nothing is done by police or courts. They don't even bother to
listen about it. The whole system in
Genuine cases are never taken up by police or courts. They
invariably act on false cases.
In fact what happens in most
urban disputes is the incompatibility and intolerance by the bride towards the
groom’s family and the wife’s insistence on living separately. Relations sour and reach breaking point,
which is when the whole act of vendetta and State Terrorism begins. Go to police
file a complaint under Section 498(A) without any evidence, facts or prima facie
reason. Now she will go to court lodging a complaint under the so-called D.V.
Act. The DV act provisions are nothing but
outright foolish, absurd, illogical and exist to perpetrate Sate Terrorism and
blackmail only. How such law can be passed in any democratic society ?
It is time people stop
marrying like in
People should write to the Ministry of Law, the President
and to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) to withdraw these illegal legislations
immediately and arrest the members of the “National Commission for Women” (NCW)
for injuring the commonwealth.
This boneless and corrupt
person working as prime minister should immediately resign. He should be ashamed
for all his failures and for dividing society by intense reservations and
bringing in several silly and idiotic laws never heard before.
People should not sit quiet.
People have to rise when unreasonabelity reaches its peak. That is what
Most of the contemporary
pro-feminist legislations of
The Committee at
Parliament-level which will look into allegations of sexual harassment in
Parliament will have 3 members, exclusively women, of which, one will be a
professional women's rights activist from outside the parliament.
Reason
for objection: I think there are 2 persons involved, one is male and one is
female. Sometimes man may find it easy to express themselves to men, and women
may find it easy to express themselves to women. We should have both man and
women in the committee, equality for men, if not in laws at least minimum in
this very powerful judges committee. The committee should have 50% men and 50%
women. There should not be a bar that maximum only 3 persons can be in these
committees; this should be left to the establishment if they want to have more
members. The committee should be headed by two equal co-chairpersons, one a male
the other a female.
Reason for objection: The
apparent aim is not to balance the Committee by including a few men in the
committee, but to keep more then 50% women and to top this, all powers are with
the head of the Committee who must necessarily be a women. There is no provision
that if not all members agree they can voice this in writing, and even if this
is done, there is no way this will make a difference to the defendant’s case.
All powers are vested with female head of the Committee. This way the men are
there only for cosmetic reasons, just to make fun off by feminists (since
Committee members will have no real powers), to make men feel inferior, to abuse
the men committee members. This constitution of the committees is simply wrong
and is unacceptable. It is evident that this is an underhand attempt to
institutionalize Femo-Fascism in the Indian government. I suggest that the Committees should be
constituted of an equal number of men and women, and have two equal
co-chairpersons, one a male the other a female.
On A Lighter Note
Noted quote:
Footnotes: