When anyone says “Men can be harassed by Wives”, the first reaction from society – be it men or women is HA HA HA! Even after 75-years of independence, India does not have a Gender Neutral Domestic Violence Law for Men.
To take this initiative forward politically, ‘Mera Adhikar Rashtriya Dal’ (MARD) — which was registered in 2018, are going to re-contest in the upcoming UP Elections 2022. The party which strives to form a Ministry for Men in India, had unsuccessfully contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Lucknow and Varanasi.
About the Party
For the ongoing UP polls, it has declared candidates for the four assembly constituencies:
- Bareilly – Javed Hasan
- Lucknow North – Brijesh Awasthi
- Handia in Prayagraj – Vinay Kumar Singh
- Chauri-Chaura in Gorakhpur – Sonu Rai
It may announce more candidates later.
Party’s National President Kapil Mohan Chaudhary told PTI.,
If voted to power- Ministry of Men’s Welfare and National Commission for Men will be constituted, so that men’s side could also be deliberated upon while forming any policy and law.
Stating other salient points of the party’s manifesto, he said,
Policies concerning the well being, security and dignity of men will be made accordingly. Efforts will be made to bring the Men’s Security Bill.
Men’s Helpline will also be introduced to pay attention to the ordeal faced by them given “some biased women’s laws.”
Mentioning the reason for entering the poll fray, Chaudhary said,
It is to empathise and sympathise with half of the population. We are not against the empowerment of women. But, when in the name of women empowerment, harassment of men starts, we take exception to it. We are definitely in favour of positive empowerment of women such as education.
Stance on Alimony
Chaudhary said that alimony (maintenance) is a legal obligation on a person to provide financial support to their spouse during or after marital separation or divorce under divorce maintenance rules in India. Thus he quoted,
Provision will be made to make maintenance amount tax-free.
Chaudhary was critical of the Congress slogan ‘Ladki Hoon Ladh Sakti Hoon’ (I am a girl I can fight) but was all praise for the PM Modi government’s ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ (Save Girl Child Educate Girl Child) campaign. Chaudhary added,
In the name of appeasement of women, anti-male propaganda will be stopped.
When asked to comment on Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s ‘Ladhki Hoon, Lad Sakti Hoon’ slogan, Chaudhary said,
What is the point in using the word ‘ladhai” (fight). It can be ‘padhai’ (education). You should educate the girls. In this context, we can understand the good theme of ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ (campaign).
Claiming that the party also enjoys women’s support, Ashutosh Pandey, who contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi, said,
All of my proposers (during the filing of nomination papers) were women. We are also making people aware about the frequent misuse of the Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code.
Pandey in a lighter vein said,
I got 498 general votes and 1 postal ballot. In other words, I got ‘498-A’ votes” in the 2019 elections.
The party has also declared that instead of homework being given to children, ‘Dada-Dadi’ Pathshala will be made at the village/colony level, in which children will be able to learn from the experiences of their grandparents. He said,
This will help the grandparents to overcome their loneliness, and will also facilitate in making children move away from the world of mobile phones. This will strengthen the social structure.
The MARD chief also said that efforts would be made to strengthen the joint family tradition.
Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh will be held in seven phases between February 10 and March 7 and the results will be announced on March 10.
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