Sep 2, 2013, 03.12 AM
KOLKATA: National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Mamta Sharma said on Sunday that she was "disheartened" by the special court verdict in which the juvenile accused in the Nirbhaya gang-rape case in Delhi was awarded three years' punishment.
Speaking at a seminar organized by NGO Aasra on the topic 'Women are not commodities - they are human' held at ICCR, Sharma said instead of relying on a certificate issued by a school, the authorities should have carried out a bone marrow test to ascertain the age of the accused.
"It is easy to acquire a fake certificate nowadays. Nirbhaya had herself said that the youngster was the most brutal of the whole lot. In my personal opinion, the accused should have been sent to jail for at least 15-20 years," said Sharma.
Referring to the recent Mumbai gang rape, Sharma said that despite several requests by the commission to fast-track such hearings, nothing significant has been achieved so far.
"The press keeps asking me when the guilty in the Nirbhaya case will be punished. How do I tell them when the proceedings will get over?
Remember, this verdict was only for the minor. The main verdict is yet to come even though nine months have passed," said the NCW chairperson.Sharma also came down strongly on the popular culture that is being depicted through Bollywood. "We had taken cognizance of films like 'Ek Thi Daayan' and songs like 'Fevicol Se' from 'Dabangg 2'. We have to ensure that filmmakers restrict themselves. I remember a film called 'Dirty Picture'. Some films are just not meant for family viewing," said Sharma.
She said that unless there was a will, there cannot be way of achieving equality for women. "The Food Security Bill was passed as there was a will. Similarly, willpower is needed to pass the bill for 33% reservation for women.
The others who addressed the seminar organized by NGO Aasra on the topic 'Women are not commodities - they are human' were actor Parambrata Chattopadhay, former pro-VC of Calcutta University Bharati Roy, AAP candidate for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections Shazia Ilmi, Times Foundation trustee and All India Muslim Law Board member Uzma Mahid, principal of Government Law School, Dholpur, Talat Fatima and journalist Utpal Chatterjee. Acheivers like danseur Alokananda Roy and table tennis player Poulami Ghatak were awarded prizes for achievements in social work and sports among several other categories.
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COURTESY: TIMES OF INDIA
KOLKATA: National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Mamta Sharma said on Sunday that she was "disheartened" by the special court verdict in which the juvenile accused in the Nirbhaya gang-rape case in Delhi was awarded three years' punishment.
Speaking at a seminar organized by NGO Aasra on the topic 'Women are not commodities - they are human' held at ICCR, Sharma said instead of relying on a certificate issued by a school, the authorities should have carried out a bone marrow test to ascertain the age of the accused.
"It is easy to acquire a fake certificate nowadays. Nirbhaya had herself said that the youngster was the most brutal of the whole lot. In my personal opinion, the accused should have been sent to jail for at least 15-20 years," said Sharma.
Referring to the recent Mumbai gang rape, Sharma said that despite several requests by the commission to fast-track such hearings, nothing significant has been achieved so far.
"The press keeps asking me when the guilty in the Nirbhaya case will be punished. How do I tell them when the proceedings will get over?
Remember, this verdict was only for the minor. The main verdict is yet to come even though nine months have passed," said the NCW chairperson.Sharma also came down strongly on the popular culture that is being depicted through Bollywood. "We had taken cognizance of films like 'Ek Thi Daayan' and songs like 'Fevicol Se' from 'Dabangg 2'. We have to ensure that filmmakers restrict themselves. I remember a film called 'Dirty Picture'. Some films are just not meant for family viewing," said Sharma.
She said that unless there was a will, there cannot be way of achieving equality for women. "The Food Security Bill was passed as there was a will. Similarly, willpower is needed to pass the bill for 33% reservation for women.
The others who addressed the seminar organized by NGO Aasra on the topic 'Women are not commodities - they are human' were actor Parambrata Chattopadhay, former pro-VC of Calcutta University Bharati Roy, AAP candidate for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections Shazia Ilmi, Times Foundation trustee and All India Muslim Law Board member Uzma Mahid, principal of Government Law School, Dholpur, Talat Fatima and journalist Utpal Chatterjee. Acheivers like danseur Alokananda Roy and table tennis player Poulami Ghatak were awarded prizes for achievements in social work and sports among several other categories.
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COURTESY: TIMES OF INDIA
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