01 Feb 10 दहेज़ प्रताड़ना प्राविधान: सिक्के का दूसरा पहलु
Article published in the Hindi Bi-Weekly Journal “Grihashobha“.
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13 Nov 09 Old woman bitten by daughter-in-law
Greater Noida, April 5, 2005
In a weird incident, during a proverbial argument between a mother-in-law and her daughter-in-law, the latter is reported to have beaten up and bitten her mother-in-law. A case has been registered against the daughter-in-law in Kasna police station on the complaint of the mother-in-law.
According to reports, Vijaya Kapoor, the victim, lives in Tata Authority Officers’ enclave in Sector Beeta with her husband and employed as an officer in another company. Their son and daughter-in-law live in Faridabad, and they had come to Sector Beeta to meet their in-laws.
About two days ago, Vijaya Kapoor had come to Sector Beeta. On Sunday, both the them clashed on some point and the argument lead to fisticuffs and exchange of blows between the two women. While both the women were rolling, daughter-in-law bit her mother-in-law sinking her teeth at various parts on her body. Soon Vijaya Kapoor’s husband reached there on hearing her wife’s shrieks and rescued her from the clutches of the daughter-in-law. After this, Vijaya Kapoor rushed to Kasna police station and lodged a written report against her daughter-in-law. The police have registered a case against the daughter-in-law.
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28 Oct 09 ‘HARASSED’ MOTHERS-IN-LAW FORM UNION
In the wake of filing of thousands of criminal cases under the new Domestic Violence Act by the daughters-in-law on flimsy grounds, several ‘harassed’ mothers-in-law have launched Andhra Pradesh Mothers-in-law Protection Association (APMPA) to protect the rights and interests of senior women in the state here.
Speaking to media persons here on Sunday, the Andhra Pradesh Mothers-in-law Protection Association (APMPA) spokesperson, Ms Padmaja, demanded that the government reform the present “wife-centric” domestic violence law giving equal protection to the mothers-in-law.
The All Forgotten Women Forum president, Ms Uma Challa, said that in the last four years, over 1,23,497 women, most of them being mothers-in-law, were arrested under 498-A IPC alone not for committing any crime under the law, but because they were related to a man.
The famous women’s right activist, Ms Madhu Kishwar, acknowledged the fact that IPC Section 498-A was misused and that a significant number of individuals who approached “Manushi” these days are mothers -in-law and husbands who were falsely accused of marital cruelty and dowry harassment. She said that APMPA would strive towards protection and welfare of such mothers-in-law in distress by creating awareness, giving them moral support and counseling.
The APMPA is the Andhra Pradesh chapter of All India Mothers-in-law Protection Forum, which was launched on September 6 this year at Bengaluru, followed by the launch of local chapters in Delhi, Nagpur, and Lucknow. She said that mothers-in-law were being discriminated against is spite of their generosity just for the sin of giving birth to sons and getting them married and were being forced to part with their earnings, savings and inherited wealth. They were also being thrown out of their own property at the behest of a disgruntled daughter-in-law. The APMPA would appoint president and other members next month, she added.
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26 Oct 09 NEWS IN DANIK BHASKAR ON AIMPF
Tags: Bahu, Daughter-in-Law, domestic violence, Harassed, Indian Family, Marriage, mother-in-law, violence against women, Women, Women's Rights
20 Oct 09 APMPA member Uma’s interview on new Association and debate with Sandya on TV9 at 09.00am, 20/10/2009.
APMPA video recording of Uma Vs Sandya debate on TV9 Part – 1
APMPA video recording of Uma Vs Sandya debate on TV9 – Part 2
APMPA video recording of Uma Vs Sandya debate on TV9 – Part 3
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19 Oct 09 Kyunki saas apni rights maangti hai
Members of the Andhra Pradesh Mothers-in-law Protection Association perform a skit at Public Gardens on Monday.
HYDERABAD: It was a saas drama to the fore at Public Gardens in the city on Monday.
A ‘social forum’ which goes by the amusing nomenclature of Andhra Pradesh Mothers-in-Law Protection Association (APMPA) was launched on Monday to protect the rights of harassed mothers-in-law in the State.
The APMPA is the AP chapter of already launched All India Mothers- In-Law protection forum.
Several women, supported by their sons, against whom cases of dowry harassment and domestic violence are pending put in an appearance. The women had a common complaint — the IPC 498 A or the Dowry Harassment Act was being misused by their bahus. Venugopal, a private IT employee against whom one such case is pending said, “In our society, there is a preconceived notion that mothers-in- law are bad. Finding the loopholes in the law, some wives are creating legal terrorism. The IPC 498 A is grossly misused for taking revenge or inciting hatred against the in-laws by the wives. According to statistics, 1,25,000 people are jailed because of complaints filed by daughters-inlaws and 98 per cent of them acquitted at a later stage. This shows how the Act is being manipulated with.” A member of the organisation and a mother-in-law, B Kowsalya shared her ‘bitter experience’. “My third son got married a few years back. After a while, the girl started beating him up and fought with the womenfolk of the house. She filed Sec 498 A against us. My son had to go to the police station frequently and we had to face a lot of mental trauma.” Another mother-in-law joined in to say that she lost her husband because of the “torture” they were subjected to as a result of the complaint filed by their daughter-in-law. She claimed that her daughter-in-law did not want to stay with the in-laws and so filed a police complaint. (more…)
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06 Oct 09 Mothers-in-law of the world, unite!!!
NAGPUR: Exactly a month ago, when the All India Mother-in-law Protection Forum (AIMPF) started work, it had been greeted with expressions ranging from disbelief to a matter-of-fact nod of the head. However, here is some news for those who felt this was just a gimmick: since its inception on September 6, 30 mothers-in-law from the city have joined the forum!
The AIMPF, which is an initiative of the Save Indian Family Foundation (SIFF), operates across the country and inaugurated its Nagpur unit recently. Interestingly, SIFF has often been described as an organisation of ‘women-haters’. That myth goes pop with the success of AIMPF.
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30 Sep 09 Ninety-two-year-old beaten up by family in Mumbai
Mumbai: Ninety-two-year-old Laxmibai Paleja is scarred physically and mentally. The bruises on her face are a stark reminder of the violence that she has been allegedly subjected to by her daughter-in-law Darshana and grandson Vinay. Laxmibai says she has been constantly harassed by the two since her son died of a paralytic attack in December last year.
“My daughter-in-law hit me on my chest and my grandson kicked my face,” an inconsolable Laxmibai said, who lives Darshana and Vinay in Mulund, a Mumbai suburb.
After the battering, she was allegedly dumped at her daughter’s house who then rushed her to a nearby hospital.
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18 Sep 09 We’re not villains!’ Harassed moms-in-law unite
What’s the punishment for bigamy?
Two mothers-in-law.
Now that’s a joke Neena Dhulia from Bangalore would not be pleased with! You guessed it — she is a mother-in-law. But Neena is also the co-ordinator of the 500-strong All India Mother-in Law Protection Forum (AIMPF).
The Forum was born on September 6 with a loud and clear message: We are not what we have been made out to be in saas-bahu serials.
“Enough is enough,” she says adding, “It is time we too ensured that our voices are heard.”
Neena points out that even though there is a National Commission for Women, it is unfortunate that they don’t listen to the grievances of a mother-in-law with the same enthusiasm that they listen to the complaint of a daughter-in-law. “Why this discrimination?” she asks.
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