This is the response received to an RTI application filed on Women and Child Development Ministry. According to this RTI response, WCD ministry has not spent a single Rupee on any advertisement campaign against dowry, or extravagant marriages in Apr 2009-Mar 2010. RTI response is also given in PDF format below: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2371641/RTIs_SIFF/WCD-RTI-anti-dowry-exp-marriage.pdf This is the same WCD ministry which had bungled and carried out an advertisement issued on the occasion of the National Girl Child Day that carried a photograph of the former Pakistan Air Force chief, Tanvir Ahmed Mahmood. So it seems they WCD does not spend any money on reducing dowry and extravagant marriages… and when they do spend money on a women’s issue, it is bungled so badly that Prime … [Read more...] about Will the real opposition to dowry stand up please?
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Woman pesters her own parents for dowry, rebuked
This is the reality of all social evils, when people want to live off someone else, and the name ‘tradition’ is given to such social practices to paper over the uncomfortable truth that we are and becoming even more of a decadent society. And the feminist brigade still wants everyone to believe that only the patriarchal males are responsible for such evils as dowry. They want to escape from the fact that they themselves are responsible for it, but can’t face it because it hits them directly in face of their so called women empowerment. The news below: http://www.hindustantimes.com/Woman-pesters-her-own-parents-for-dowry-rebuked/Article1-539941.aspx It was a case the village Panchayat had never handled. For the last few days Mohammedpur Kadim village under Modi Nagar in Ghaziabad was … [Read more...] about Woman pesters her own parents for dowry, rebuked
Real reason why government wants ‘dowry evil’ to continue!
When there were few deaths of students due to ragging, there was much outcry and government showed its resolve to put an end to ragging by establishing an anti-ragging helpline. See the information on anti-ragging helpline on website of department of higher education below: http://www.education.nic.in/UHE/Antiragging.asp Further the complaints on the number can be made in 10 languages. Now our government is really ashamed of dowry deaths as per news below: http://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-71390.html New Delhi, Mar 16 : Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar today said dowry death is a shame and a blot on the society. Ms Kumar's observation came during Question Hour. Earlier, Home Minister P Chidambaram emphasised that people who kill their young wives for the sake of … [Read more...] about Real reason why government wants ‘dowry evil’ to continue!
Delhi court says give proof of income before registering dowry case
Finally, some judges are getting the hang of things how false dowry cases are filed… or more likely they knew it all along, but now some are showing the courage to go against this dowry tamasha which does great injustice to hapless husband and his family members. http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/newdelhi/Spent-a-lot-on-wedding-Show-us-proof-Court/Article1-506462.aspx New Delhi, February 07, 2010 Planning a lavish wedding? Just keep the tax-returns ready. A city court judge has asked a woman and her parents to disclose their source of money for arranging a wedding that reportedly cost them Rs 60 lakh, on Saturday. Moreover, the court refused to register a criminal case against the groom for accepting dowry in the absence of these financial proofs. Additional Chief … [Read more...] about Delhi court says give proof of income before registering dowry case
A tragedy…we paid bribe(dowry) but did not get happiness
A recent news of a tragic suicide by a young woman.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Airhostess-jumps-off-cruise-ship-family-alleges-husband-beat-her-regularly/articleshow/5410202.cmsNeha had married Ankit in October 2008. Her family said they spent over Rs 45 lakh on the wedding and gave the Dalals Rs 15 lakh in cash. ``Just after the marriage, they demanded Rs 10 lakh more and we gave them that too. But their attitude towards my daughter was bad since day one,'' claims Neha's father, S K Chhikara, who is the director of a shipping corporation. Comment: What perplexes is that if you give bribe (dowry) to a person (husband and in-laws) to do something for you (make your daughter happy), and if they don't do it, then do you have reason to complain?Why so? A person who takes bribes … [Read more...] about A tragedy…we paid bribe(dowry) but did not get happiness
What is Stridhan
From MOIA document at this link: http://www.498a.org/contents/publicity/MOIA_government.doc Any property or gift given to a woman before, at the time of marriage or later is her property May be gifted by anyone, even in-laws, friends She alone has the right to gift, will or dispose of her property as she desires No one else has a right on it Anyone who has a woman’s streedhan in her/his custody should return it to the actual owner within a stipulated time period If the trustee disposes of her property without her willing so the offender will be punished with imprisonment and fine If the woman dies without willing her property it goes to her sons/daughters and husband A list should be made of the gifts given during or just after marriage. There has to be two lists: one for the … [Read more...] about What is Stridhan