Guddi Buddhi(Jaya B):Anti-rape bill is anti-male

NEW DELHI: Actor-turned-politician jaya bachchan on Thursday said the anti-rape bill is anti-male and that its provisions make men vulnerable to misuse of the law.

Participating in a debate in Rajya Sabha on the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013, Samajwadi Party MP Bachchan said she was not too happy with various aspects of the bill, including punishment for those found stalking women, which can lead to the misuse of the bill.

It's not just men who stalk women. Bachchan said women too stalk men and one often hears women say, "Oh! That man is so hot."

"Please do not do justice to one section at the cost of the other," said Bachchan.

Speaking before her, Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien said he was groped in a bus in Kolkata when he was 13 years old.

Bachchan made it clear she was supporting the bill as her party, the SP, had asked her to, but "as an individual, I have many problems (with the bill)".

She objected to the use of "patronizing" words such as "protection" for women. "You have even made the pepper spray cheaper. It is so patronizing," said Bachchan. She was annoyed with the time allotted with her as it was too little to say all that she wanted to and said it was humiliating.

Cutting across partylines, MPs said effective mechanisms were needed to deal with people in positions of power or eminence. Often people in high positions including ministers indulge in crimes against women, said Bachchan.

Citing an instance, she said, "A senior member of Parliament made a very serious comment about a lady journalist after the bill was passed in Lok Sabha (on Tuesday)."

"How ineffective you are ... this (the bill) is an eyewash ... what kind of disciplinary action are you going to take against people in high positions, it's a shame," said Bachchan.

In another instance, she said, "A (Maharashtra) minister's son raped a girl in Mumbai. She came to me and said if I tell my parents they will throw me out of the house. If I go to police they will not listen to me and I don't want to go through the medical examination process." She wondered what advice she should give the girl. If women do not get justice, they will take law in their hands. "They will become Phoolan Devi and Putli Bai. And, you have heard of the Gulabi Gang in UP," said Bachchan.

Responding to the debate, Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde said the bill provides for punishment of persons having "dominance" and this can be used to deal with influential people like politicians.

While calling the bill a "reasonably good law", O'Brien took a dig at the prevailing mindset. "During the Shimla Accord between India and Pakistan, the government used the code "Beta hua, beta hua, beta hua (A boy is born)," to send the message that talks were a success. If the talks failed, the code was, "Beti hui, beti hui, beti hui (A girl is born)."

https://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-22/india/37935917_1_jaya-bachchan-beti-hui

LOL W*F..pepper spray is bad...so how a lady gonna protect urself. whole bacchan family is screwed up i guess..and she the most