India lets down its child brides

TFS!!

Why on earth would they refuse to sign it??? Disgraceful.

They refused to sign because of pressure from our local netas. Most of them are from

TFS😊

Indian democracy is so fragile, they have to appease many self interest groups. India allows

Why did they refuse to sign the UN resolution? Nepal signed but not India?

Originally posted by: redapple1

Why did they refuse to sign the UN resolution? Nepal signed but not India?

Vote bank politics...! Once again , politicians ...law providers left us speechless with their insensitivity and arrogance ! A good head and a good heart are the need of the hour , a formidable combination... but alas...always in short supply in our country ! Society as a union... waiting for an able crusader...not a compulsive leader !

Friends, I did not post the news to bash the government. I do not think it is vote bank politics either. It is more to do with our society. Can any law, any agreement at international forums change the way our people think? There are laws against child marriages, dowry, domestic violence etc. Did they chang anything? If people do not obey the law, what can the government do? I felt sad because this is the reality of our society. We do not care for the law and when something goes wrong - we start blaming the government. The law-abiding people should spread the message- like if we get to know about a child marriage is going to happen in our neighbourhood - may be some maid's daughter etc. - we should try to stop it - to try to make the parents understand the bad effects of child marriage. Social evils like rape, child marriage, dowry, domestic violence etc. cannot be stopped without active participation from the people. Sadly, people are not interested to change themselves. I still remember the news I read sometimes ago - it was a case of horror (I will never call it honour) killing - the father was unapologetic - he said something like "mhari chhori thi, maine mar di, tujhe kya". I am sad about such reality of India. Can we do something to change it? May be a little effort from a number of people can change the way our people think about such things.