Days after the Nikki Bhati murder case, a ‘Kesariya Mahapanchayat’ in UP’s Baghpat Thakur Kunwar “Ajay Pratap Singh President of “All India Kashtriya” has sparked outrage by urging families to gift weapons like pistols and swords to daughters during weddings instead of jewellery.
The meeting was held in the backdrop of the death of a 28-year-old woman who was allegedly beaten and set ablaze by her in-laws over demands for dowry in Greater Noida on Aug 21.
The case drew widespread attention and reignited national discussions over the persistence of dowry-related violence and harassment faced by women in their marital homes.
“If possible, give a revolver. But if the revolver is expensive, then give a sword. The present situation is such that if the daughter is ours, then the responsibility of her safety is also ours,” he declared.
People think that their son is their life insurance who will bring dowry, while daughters are a burden to be married off quickly. Former IPS “Kiran Bedi” said on the gruesome dowry murder case.
Critics, however, questioned whether arming women would truly enhance their security. Social activists and gender rights advocates argued that promoting weapons could normalize violence and place women in greater danger, particularly in domestic settings where dowry disputes often turn deadly as we have seen wives murdering their husbands in the past.
“Manvi Taneja a prominent Social Activist, TV Panelist and Indian Model said if any women faces a domestic violence in the house she should raise the voice and go to the Police. “Bhagyasree Saini a women activist stated that Dowry word should get eliminated from the society.
“Crime has no Gender”. “If Dowry is a crime then Reverse Alimony is also a crime. “Mrinal Wokhloo TV Panelist and a men right activist said. He focused on a Youth empowerment rather than a Women Empowerment. Others like “Neha Yadav Spokesperson Samajavadi Party said that the laws need to be stricter in action in the country.
