Is India under the path of burtal Talibanisation like Pakistan?? Â Here is the answer. Â Asaara is a small village in Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh.
The Village Panchayat of Asaara has imposed severe restrictions on Women to the tunes of those imposed by Talibans in Pakistan, Afghanistan and other tribal areas in North Western Countries.
Following are some of the Restrictions imposed by Local Panchayat.
- Women must not go out alone and when they leave their homes, their heads must be covered.
- Women shall not carry cellpones, which they consider as bad influence on them.
- Women below 40 should not dare to go out after Sunset.
- Women must not mix with Men and no love marriage is permissible.
- Women must not go to market.
- Young men should not use hands-free sets for their cellphones.
Asaara village is just 50km away from National Capital Delhi and 450km away from state capital Lucknow. It falls under the constituency of Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh.
Village males even spoke on television supporting the Talibanized decree.
“We completely accept the decision,” said a villager named Musharraf. “If single girls walk in the village a lot problems are created.”
The panchayat has said that it will ensure that couples who have court marriages are isolated. “People who want love marriages can move out of our village,” said Mohman Khan, a member of the panchayat.
When it came to the notice of Local Police, it arrested 2 Panchayat Members.Furious that two of their panchayat members had been arrested, villagers did beat two policemen and freed their pals.The policemen were brutally attacked and their motorcycle set on fire.
The Baghpat Police have now registered a case against 10 people, who were part of the panchayat as also the mob that assaulted the cops.
According to Inspector General of Police (Law & Order) Badri Prasad Singh, the ruling of the panchayat was not just unfair to women but also unconstitutional.
“The guilty would be brought to book and punished,” Badri Prasad told IANS. He added that strict action would be taken against those who attacked the police personnel.
Panchayat members asked camera crews and journalists to back off or face their anger, a local police official said, adding that arrangements were being made to ensure law and order.
It is sad to see how in today’s modern society too, such old fashioned, archaic mindsets exist and that they even try to force themselves on the women around them,” said Madhu Garg of the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA).
Added Naheed Verma, another activist: “I am bewildered why the government and the police does not clamp down on such elements once and for all. How can this be allowed and tolerated in today’s era.”