We all saw the video of the Rohtak sisters. They bravely fought off the men who teased
them and were feted across the country by all strata of women and men
alike. The Govt also announced a bravery
award to them. They were the toast of
the Nation.
Later a second video also had surfaced where the sisters were
allegedly seen beating another boy. The
sisters were sitting in a park when this boy went and asked why they
were sitting in the park wasting time and not gone to college!! Consequently the sisters had apparently
beat up this boy (obviously after some verbal exchanges). Somehow a cross section of the Nation
suddenly started disliking these girls after seeing that and started even questioning their intentions in the first reported incident also.
A Nation which so readily and instantly agreed with the
sisters in the first instance had become circumspect in the second
instance. This approach is confounding
as it raises questions if the sisters are allowed to defend themselves only
once? Aren't they permitted to defend
themselves every time their modesty is verbally or physically outraged?
Coming to the specifics of the second incident - who is that
boy to ask why the sisters were sitting in a park during college time. They may be catching up on some issues at
home, college or even just lazing around taking a break from college. Who is this guy to walk up and ask silly questions? If he was so concerned about the sisters wasting time - what was he in the first place, doing in a park during the working hours of the day? - wasn't he himself wasting his time? He wants to be the moral keeper of these sisters but strangely doesn't set any for himself.
As a Nation, let these perverts not fool us. These guys do whatever they want with women and when they get caught - they blame it on their dressing style, short skirts or their visiting pubs etc. The moment they utter these things a majority of ordinary people(let alone their own ilk), become sympathetic to them and the girl ends up as the 'accused' rather than being a 'victim'.
Let these guys and their distortion of facts after sexually assaulting a woman not confuse us on the real issue i.e the sexual assault itself. Let us stay with the sisters on this issue and give them the benefit of doubt (if need be). For, i doubt any girl would go and indiscriminately hit a boy without any reason - the probable losses to the girl are infinitely more than any perceived benefits - so such a thing is unlikely in this Nation or may be even the World!!!
Such doubts about the intent of these brave girls would put paid to similar aspirations of other girls who may decide not to suffer in silence anymore. Therefore it is important to fully back up these girls both for their own actions and also for ushering in the possible greater good.
