In the recent past two news items in one of the national dailies brought in a few queries in my mind…..

In one of the news items, a professor father of an IAS officer said that he knew the day his daughter was born that she would become an IAS and nothing else because he wanted her to get married to an IAS ! He further said , since as a professor he can not manage the amount of money that would be needed to get her married to an IAS in UP or Bihar, so he thought it would be better if his daughter became an IAS.

Having read this i couldn’t help but wonder– even an academician thinks that it is his right  to decide his child’s career rather than leave the choice to the child. Secondly,importance given to position of the prospective bridegroom and willingness to give dowry for the same (had he had that kind of money) by an university professor made me wonder about the attitude of less educated people !

The other news item which provoked my curiosity is that a man who raped and strangulated a minor girl( she was kidnapped from her house, taken to a deserted place , raped and then strangled to death.) has been spared the noose because extreme penalty is required to be given in rarest of rare case and that state should give an opportunity to a deviant citizen to reform.

With due respect to our judiciary, I, as an ordinary citizen and being a woman wonder;what about justice to the girl’s right to life? What about violation to  her opportunity to live with dignity?

If a rapist and a killer who did so for sheer momentary pleasure is given a chance to live , what justice is given to that MINOR girl who was not only killed but physically and emotionally abused  and humiliated for no fault?

Any response, DYCians?

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