Ashamed!

“Delhi gang rape victim dies after battling for life for over 12 days”

These are not mere headlines, these are a reflection of the shame that I as an Indian citizen and many more like me are feeling. The suffering that the 23 year old valiant girl went through on that ill fated night and over the last few days has ended but when will this shame end? Innumerable women are going through similar ordeals, every day in my ‘Incredible India’ – is this what we call ‘India Shining’? Yes it is shining – the miserable state of affairs that the country is in, is shining; the crass statements that some of our parliamentarians are making, are shining; the inefficiency and ineffectiveness of our law and order machinery, is shining; the national shame that this incident has brought, is shining.

Ironical indeed…the country, where the woman form of the Almighty is revered as Goddesses, sees the worst crimes against its women citizenry, every day. The insensitivity that has grown amongst people is appalling. There is no fear of law in people’s hearts. Even after this shameful incident which has shaken up the country for the last 2 weeks, incidents of gang rape keep on coming to light, even in the National Capital itself which is the scene of crime in this case.

The call for justice is being heard from all corners but what justice will the brave girl who went down fighting get? Can any justice bring her back to her family? Can any justice be given to her parents who have lost their child to the dastardly act of six brutal men who were out to have fun?

The insensitive, ridiculous and shameful statements that some of our ‘respected’ parliamentarians have given in the past few days reflect the junk that we citizens have been electing as our representatives. The lawmakers are shy of bringing in strict laws for crimes against women because many among them are themselves accused of committing such crimes. The indifferent attitude of our police force has come to the light yet again when another gang rape victim has committed a suicide for the humiliation she has faced by the police not willing to register her complaint. With such a situation, is there any hope for justice to be given to all those women who are facing similar torments in their daily routines?

To quote a friend, “Today, I don’t feel a proud Indian”. In fact, I even feel ashamed to belong to the male species of humans as it is this sect which is responsible for this heinous act and many similar and other grave crimes against our female counterparts.

Hope this is an eye-opener for us and we resolve to fight against those who perpetuate these crimes against women and thus contribute to make this a better world!

Braveheart, Rest In Peace!