Following the happenings of India’s women’s rights laws, the
article is an update on what is happing regarding this bill. The bill, which is
long overdue is expected to be altered to “garner wider political support in a
divided Parliament.” Many of these changes are being seen as either entirely
too harsh, by the more traditional Parliament representatives, while many women’s
activist are seeing them as not enough. For example, the defining of new
offenses “stalking” and “voyeurism” have been said to be an “unnecessary
harassment of people” by Ram Gopal Yadav, the Samajwadi party. While speaking
on the same topic, women’s rights activist Vrinda Grover noted that Yadav’s
perspective is “indicative of a regressive mindset” that the country has
struggled with for centuries.
With a stark difference within the Parliament regarding this
bill, I think that it is imperative to make the bill more widely acceptable. It
also needs to remain obtainable. A huge change in policy is what many people
are hoping for with the passing of this bill, but it is the enforcement of this
bill that is going to be where the changes are going to be seen. If this bill
faces the same type of adversity that it has already seen, then it may be time
to change the strategy of the policy makers. Smaller steps may need to be taken
in numerous stages so that changes can slowly be implemented in this society.
Caroline Dawkins
3/21/2013
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