There is lots of hoopla and justifiably so about Ruchika case. Anger and disgust against former Haryana DGP is only justified and can't be enough. But if we stop at only seeing the monster S.P.S. Rathor being punished, then Ruchika's molestation and her subsequent suicide will be just another tragedy, whose ordeal was avenged and forgotten.
But, if the opportunity is ceased to bring focus on children's rights, then Ruchika's death can be turned into martyrdom, and potentially help build a strong nation. In line with National Commission for Women, a National Commission for Protection of Child Rights was formed in 2007, giving it sweeping powers to investigate, intervene and form policies to protect every child in this country, but the commission is not doing much beyond drawing fat salaries for its employees.
Ruchika was a strong child, a healthy fourteen year old tennis player from a big city like Chandigarh, whose father was a strong willed government officer. Even for such a strong man like him, it took 19 years to finally get nation's attention to his child's ordeal. It is not difficult to imagine the plight of millions of vulnerable children in this country, who are going to be future us, India.
Millions of children are much less fortunate than Ruchika, who deserve same protection. And then, molestation of a girl with sexual intent was an extreme abuse. Abuse of even slightest nature against any child, boy or girl, cannot be tolerated. If this nation has to become strong and regain glory, it needs to be watchful of any abuse against any child.
'National Commission for Protection of Child Rights' is supposed to be just that wathdog.
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i am not surprise by rathores behaviour what surprise me is the way school acted and till now this school is thinking about its image and if people of this locality and city really think that school action was wrong then they should take their kids to other school to show that they can not support such action by place of learning and in future their kids can not be safe and this can happens to their kids too and another rathore will pass by and school will again put curtain on future incidents so have a second thought about this school and further crimal charges should be brought against this school, thanks
ReplyDeleteI encourage you to visit http://ncpcr.gov.in/ and write to them and set an agenda for them. Ruchika's school played along with Rathor in violating Child's rights. That should be enough for "National Commission for Protection of Child Rights" to take cognizance and initiate action.
ReplyDeleteThe chairperson's email id is located under "Complaints" section, on the bottom of the page. (shantha.sinha@nic.in)