In a recent Times of India’s Sunday edition,Swaminathan
Aiyar,a well known columnist,wrote a article on how Bollywood movies and its
item songs influence human mind and gives wrong signal to society.This article
was in regards to increasing rape incident.Everyone including media disregarded
this issue as one of the reason for increasing sexual harassment and rape
cases.Then on the same Sunday a news channel telecasted a debate on these
issue.In India,there is one thing that directly sway human soul.That is Bollywood.Had our government made a movie
starring Salman Khan to promote FDI in multi brand retail,no section in the
society would have opposed it.Such is
the impact of Bollywood in India.However,there is one more thing I think we are
missing which is one of the reason for increasing rape and sexual harassment
cases.It’s to legalize prostitution.
India is witnessing incessant increase in rape incidents.
Government has failed to stop such barbaric and atrocious crime.You open any newspaper
in early morning, there will be more five to six news about rape incidents.Even
small kids of three years old or six months old have turn into victim of such
incidents.Any one of you would not like to happen these with our daughters who
are going to become a great Indian in the near future.The small babies and
kids they not even no what happened with her.Its totally unjustified and not at
all acceptable.But the question arises why such incidents are increasing in our
country?I was analyzing from the data available on various websites regarding what
leads the accused to do this crime and what is his mentality.I found two things
in common from the past accused.One,the accused is in inebriated state.Second,the
accused is in obsessed by continuous vulgarity.I will term these people as “witch-hunt”
who are threat to our daughters.In most of the cases the accused is family
members which includes father also, relatives or neighbors.There are few cases
where any stranger is the accused.Unfortunately,I suppose,in Delhi case the
accused were obsessed by vulgarity. Now,these witch-hunts are always on search
to find their prey. In that sense some innocent girls,with no fault of them, become
the victim of their ambush.These people if they have such kind of vulgarity in
them they can go to the prostitutes who can provide them the service.Why are
these witch-hunts causing snag to innocent girls.But the unexpected police raid
preclude them from entering the brothels.What happens after police raid is
quite shocking.Post raid the police arrests the prostitutes and even their customers.
After few hours the brothel owners or pimpers who have a strong contacts come
to rescue the prostitutes.The police release the girls after making settlement but the man remains in
police custody.This fear preclude them from entering brothels.In urban
areas,rape cases are taken as a complaint by police but what about the rural or
tribal areas.Illegal bodies like Khap Panchayat are doing the job to promote
rape instead of stopping it.Families are pressurized so that they should not file a complaint.Where will the rural girls go then?
Trust law,a
legal news service of Reuters Foundation report states that India is the fourth
dangerous nation for women followed by Afghanistan,Congo,Pakistan.Its disgraceful
for Indians even to be in these list.
Legalizing
Prostitution can stop rape cases to a greater extent. There will be no fear of
cops and witch-hunts can go easily to prostitutes to satisfy there need.
Prostitutes are ready to give there service.
Prostitutes come mainly from a poverty ridden family.One
thing I should mention here is that prostitutes do these jobs either because
they have been the victim of human trafficking or our system failure and lack
of government support failed to bring them above poverty line.Poverty forced
them to earn into these business.Most of the girls come from north-east
countries.Indian government,whichever government it may be,has never seen the
north-east people as citizens of India.They have always seen them as
voters.They recognize them only in the year when election are held in north
eastern regions.Its totally unfair.There are even cases where families have
sold there daughters for money.There are also cases girls from Nepal and
Bangladesh are sold in India and vice versa.Is it so easy for flesh traders to
enter India?What are the security forces on border doing?How do they enter
India?
Prostitution
is illegal in India.And our cops have absolutely failed to stop these business.For
instance,everyone knows what is the business going on in Kamathipura,one of the
biggest red light area in the world.As the sunsets,girls come on the roadside
to find there customers.Everyone including the police commissioners &
ministers knows about these business.Still they are not able to stop these
business.One thing which stop them from raiding and stopping these business is
rake-offs.If you cant stop these illegal business then make it legal.Let them
pay tax.Let them file tax returns.Let them avail loan facility.Encourage them
to pursue education simultaneously.Let them contribute to GDP.Why police should
get illegal money.Instead government should take that money as a legal money.It
will help for the nations development.This does not mean that every illegal
activity should me made legal.In Austria,
prostitution is legal and there prostitutes are required to register themselves
and undergo continuous health check ups and also required to pay tax.Even we
can do that. Everywhere in our country is the same situation.This business is
done in night as if it is done in broad day light.There is no fear among
them.If raid takes place,brothel owners manage the case and again the next day
is the same red light area.No one knows from which part of India these girls
arrived or from which country.No proper documents of
proof,nationality,address.Still they are dong these jobs.These is leading to
increase in human trafficking because there is no stringent measures to check
from where these girls are and no measures to stop flesh trading. Some feminist
bodies argue that if we legalize prostitution then these business will become a
male dominated.Its not true.In the present situation the business is male
dominated.The grls are forced to copulate with anyone against their wish.Making
prostitution legal and making brothels strictly illegal will not make prostitution
a male dominated business. Indian born girls
who are working as the prostitute has the same right as everyone of us have.But
they are not able to vote.They have no say in government policy
formulations.Nothing.This is because society has seen them as a prostitute
rather than human soul.According to PTI,a Delhi based NGO has written to Justice Verma Committee to legalize prostitution.
One thing policymakers needs to understand now that if we
legalize prostitution then we are allowing three citizens to contribute to
GDP.Victim, the witch-hunts and the prostitutes.On the other hand if we don’t find
a permanent solution to stop rape then two persons will not able to contribute
to GDP.
The victim and the witch-hunt.Its the government to think
what can be beneficial for the nations economy and daughters who are going to
emerge as a better Indian in the near future..
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