23 Nov 10 Woman had sis-in-law killed: Cops
| Written by Preety Acharya
Gamdevi police say Rupal Gandhi, fed up of looking after her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, ordered a servant to kill both |
| Investigations have revealed that it was a domestic dispute that led to the murder of a 62-year-old woman on Sunday. The Gamdevi police said Ila Gandhi and her 78-year-old mother, Champa Gauri Gandhi, were assaulted at the behest of Champa’s daughter-in-law Rupal, who has now been arrested. |
The police say that the information came to light when a severely injured Champa managed to nod at the name of their domestic servant Ramchandra Gomane when asked who had attacked her and her daughter. The family live in Sunita Apartments on Peddar Road.
“Gomane, 23, told us that Rupal had asked him to kill both women for the sake of the flat in which they were living, which is worth crore of rupees,” said a police officer from Gamdevi Police Station.
13 Oct 10 Recommendations for Amending DV Act to Rajya Sabha
To,
Mr.K.P.Singh,
Director, Rajya Sabha, Secretariat,
No.201, 2nd Floor, Parliament House,
New Delhi – 110001
Subject: Opinion on misuse of The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDV Act)
Respected Sir
- The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDV Act) was drafted by the Lawyers’ Collective with many loopholes in it leading to “Gross Misuse” with the sole intention of monetary gains for the lawyers as well as the complainant.
- Violence can happen to any member be it a family member (father, mother, son, daughter, husband, wife or child) or anyone else beyond the family (uncle, aunt, friend, servants or employee).
- The law states that any women facing violence is entitled to monetary maintenance by the alleged perpetrator of violence.
- The male members are barred from filing this case.
- Only the female members can file a case against the male members of a family.
- Under this act the property of the alleged perpetrator of Violence can go to the victim.
10 Oct 10 Daughters-in-law hazardous for MIL’s health
Always thought it’s the mother-in-law who makes the life of her son’s wife a living hell? Well, according to a research, the daughter-in-law is actually primed for revenge.
Research shows women who are cared for by their son’s wife in later life fare less well than those looked after by their own daughter.
In fact, the set-up is so unhealthy an elderly woman would be better off living by herself.
According to Japanese researchers, the friction in the mother and daughter-in-law relationships is at the heart of their results, with years of arguments finally taking their toll.
26 Sep 10 Agony of moms-in-law
IN Indian families, mothers-in-law are usually described as shrewish and the source of all domestic conflict. However, reality and popular perception are often poles apart as many mothers-in-law maintain that they are hounded by their daughters-in-law. Highlighting their plight, some of these women have come together under the banner of the All India Mothers-in-law Protection Forum.
The forum was created in Bangalore and very soon it had branches in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Nagpur, Lucknow, Chhattisgarh and Guwahati with more than 1,000 members.
Neena Dhulia, coordinator of the forum, says the laws of the country are loaded in favour of daughters-in-law. The complaints of women who have been harassed by their daughters-in-law are not taken seriously by the police or courts. Forum members held a candlelight protest in Bangalore recently to create awareness about the plight of hapless mothers-in-law.
05 Sep 10 First Anniversary of AIMPF
Today on the 6th September 2010, AIMPF (All India Mothers-In-Law Protection Forum) is celebrating the first anniversary as an NGO. Within a span of one year we have got our due recognition and to a large extent we have been successful in creating the needed awareness in the society about the negligence of the mothers-in-law (husbands) and a total impartiality by NCW and WCD ministry, the Feminists, the police, the judiciary and the society, including the Government who do not include these old women in their agendas as women.
04 Sep 10 Press Release: Chandigarh observes first anniversary of AIMPF; launches local chapter
Chandigarh observes first anniversary of AIMPF; launches local chapter
All India Mother-in-Law Protection Forum (AIMPF), a first ever social forum created to protect the rights and interests of the mother-in-law today inaugurated its Chandigarh Chapter. AIMPF was launched by Neena Dhulia in Bangalore on the same day i.e. 6th Sept 2009, and Chandigarh is observing the first anniversary by launching the same, which will cater to the city and its counterparts.
Announcing the launch, coordinator for the Chandigarh Chapter Mrs. Manjit Puri said, “The mothers-in-law will not bear the harassment any further. Mothers-in-law, especially those having daughters-in-law, are being discriminated against inspite of their generosity”. “Enough is enough”, we together will campaign and create awareness about the rights of the Mothers-in-laws. We even will help the effected sister in laws, she said.
It has been scientifically and also statistically established fact that mothers-in-law are unnecessarily maligned and subjected to judgmental attitudes by society
30 Jul 10 Of the women, by the women, for the women
I have, of late, been surfing the Internet for newspaper articles related to the misuse of Sec 498A. In the course of my search, I have come across several stories related to the abuse women (they say women, but they actually mean wives) face in their homes at the hands of their ‘tyrannical’ husbands. What surprises me is that only a handful of women are quoted in these articles. It is as if Ranjana Kumari (director of the Centre for Social Research and president of WomenPowerConnect), Girija Vyas (National Commission for Women chairperson) and ‘eminent’ lawyer Flavia Agnes, among a few others, are the sole representatives of the female population in India.
01 Jul 10 Laws are not above Human Lives
India is democratic country which means Government of the people, by the people and for the people. But the laws are made of the one-sided feminists and biased views of a few leaders and these “wrong laws” are passed by the law-makers which in turn are implemented by the police, the judiciary and lawyers which are supposed to be for the people. But do such unethical and biased laws really give justice to the innocent and falsely victimized citizens? The Police having insufficient or no knowledge of laws is given the powers to harass and arrest people. The poor innocent citizens are terrorized under the pretext of following the laws and orders.
The Gram Panchayats are prevalent from decades in our country. Although the “Mukhiya” of these panchayats are not much learned people but they are far much better off than the so-called “Learned and well educated Judges” of all the courts. The panchayats are capable of disposing of any matters coming to them immediately after patiently hearing both the parties, but the honorable judges although having a study of the laws are incapable or rather reluctant to deliver judgments or grant justice to the litigants even after years. Is it that these learned judges are ignorant of the laws that have to be followed or is it that they do not sense the “accountability and responsibility” that is on their shoulders?
05 Jun 10 Woman Empowerment or Woman Endangerment
In the recent past a lot has been said about woman empowerment and much hype is given to it as well throughout the world. India is a country that has always over-pampered and over protected only one section of woman (young wives and daughters-in-law (DIL)), but has totally ignored and overlooked the other two-thirds section of woman (mothers and sisters of husband) to a large extent in every sphere of society by the Government, the law makers and the Judiciary.
The NCW and WCD Ministry has from years promoted and sensitized the false information of wives or daughter-in-law being harassed and tortured either by men or in-laws in order to extract huge funds from the UNICEF, USAID, UN and other funding agencies. The accountability and credibility of this information is never questioned whether the funds are really used for the purpose that should be served. The money is spent in false propaganda of woman being harassed for dowry or violence through the print and electronic media which has a great false impact on the mindsets of people in general.
01 Jun 10 Stuff soaps are made of
For how long will serial writers keep painting mothers-in-law as manipulative, bossy, greedy and territorial? It’s time to get realistic!
Two women at the mall — one says: “My mother-in-law is an angel.” The other says: “You’re lucky. Mine is still alive.”
The “Monster-in-law” and “suffering daughter-in-law” tales were probably true once, but isn’t it time TV serial writers buried them for good?
One suspects the prickly mother-in-law-daughter-in-law relationship has been carefully nourished by script-writers. Think of it; stereotyping sells — the mother-in-law is manipulative, bossy, greedy and territorial; every word she utters is a poisoned barb; the mere shadow of the daughter-in-law brings out the devil in her; the helpless daughter-in-law, the martyr, puts up with the 24 X 7 abuse. Phew!
