A BJP MLA From UP Says Rapes Can Only Be Stopped If Parents Teach Their Daughters “Sanskaar”. It’s Time We Hold The Men Accountable.

A BJP MLA From UP Says Rapes Can Only Be Stopped If Parents Teach Their Daughters “Sanskaar”. It’s Time We Hold The Men Accountable.

We live in a country that claims to worship and revere women. But the reality is that we are treated far worse than cattle. It’s paradoxical if you think about it. Look at what happened to that 20-year-old girl in Hathras. That brutal case not only showed us how monstrous some men are but also how far the authorities would go to cover up the tracks. Because how dare someone point fingers at men? And of course, like always, the cherry on top of this disturbing and vile cake are the two cents given by our deeply misogynistic politicians. This time, the atrocious comments came from BJP MLA Surendra Singh. According to this man, the only way to avoid rapes is if we teach young girls “sanskaar”. Of course, it’s the woman’s fault. She got raped because she didn’t have enough sanskaar. He really deserves a medal for his sheer ignorance. 

Have you ever noticed how these men in power will do anything in their power to deflect the blame from the actual rapists and onto the victim? From their clothes being too revealing to them not reciting the Gayatri mantra while being raped. Somehow, it’s always the victim’s fault. The men are simply pardoned. 

Anyway, Surendra Singh, a UP MLA was asked to comment on the growing rapes in the state. To this, he replied saying that parents must “impart values” to their daughters. He also said that rapes will only stop when daughters are taught sanskaar and not by law and order. Remind me why he was elected again? 

ANI reported Surendra Singh saying, “Such incidents can be stopped only with sanskar [culture and values] and not with shashan [governance] or talwar [sword].” He really lives in another world, doesn’t he? 

Further adding, “I am an MLA as well as a teacher. Rapes will stop only by values, not by law and order. It is the responsibility of parents to impart values which to their young daughter as to behave and dress appropriately in a civil society. It is our duty, the government’s duty, and the family’s duty. As it is the duty of the government to protect, it is the parents’ duty to educate their daughters with values.” 

Can someone, anyone, please explain his logic? What do values have to do with rape? Is he trying to say that if Jyoti Singh had more sanskaar those six monstrous men would’ve spared her when she got onto that bus? There is no way. Do you know why? Because it’s not the woman’s fault. She wasn’t raped because of her lack of sanskaar or because her dress was too short or because she behaved badly. It happened because no one thought it important to educate the men on why not to rape. They need to be held accountable for their actions. If our politicians spent less time trying to blame the victim and more time doing their fucking jobs we wouldn’t be in this posting today. But well here we are.  

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And on what basis is he saying that only sanskaar can lessen rapes and not law and order? What the hell is he tripping on? The thought of men like him being responsible for our progress terrifies me. Is this what our government meant when they said Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao? 

Surendra Singh’s statements are everything that is wrong with our society’s mentality. Like so many men before him, he too emphasizes on teaching the women to behave and dress in a certain way to not arouse the men around her. It’s a steaming load of crap. Forgive my language. It’s time men are not only held accountable but taught how to keep it in their pants. I would say we also need new politicians but I am not going down that road right now. 

I just can’t believe that after so many brutal rapes, our politicians are still making statements like the only way to stop rapes is if women are taught sanskaar. I mean they still fail to see the actual problem. How utterly ignorant, rigid and careless can they be? 

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Mitali Shah

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