The Death of Patriotism

Ref Salwar #4
[None of these stories live to see the US papers........]
The vernacular newspaper ``Dinamalar`` (literally, ``Daily Flower``) reported it with big headlines. The lead-in stated: ``We have heard of such barbarity only from Pakistan but it also happens in Madhya Pradesh...``.
The fact remains that while the woman was sentenced to be raped, she was able to escape and get justice from the courts. Therein lies the difference.

None of these stories live to see the US papers........

Daniel Lak, BBC correspondent in Delhi

A court in India is considering taking action against a village council accused of ordering a woman to be raped.
The woman accuses elected councillors of ordering that she be raped by five men after she was accused of sexual misconduct in a public meeting in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
Women often face abuse and oppression in India
The court in Jabalpur has ordered local officials to submit their version of events.
Some of those officials have denied any wrongdoing but have yet to explain the situation in court.
The woman in question says the rape did not take place after other villagers intervened.
Court order
The woman, a married 27-year old teacher, has asked the High Court in Jabalpur to take action against her local council.
She told an Indian satellite TV news channel that young schoolchildren were forced to give evidence against her in a public meeting, alleging that she had had illicit sexual relations with a man in the village.
She says she was ordered to pay a large fine or be raped.
The council and local officials have denied doing anything wrong but earlier this week, the High Court of Madhya Pradesh ordered various government officials to give evidence in response to the allegations.
Compensation
The woman`s lawyer says she is entitled to compensation because her constitutional rights have been violated.
There have been previous cases in that part of India and brutal punishments ordered by local councils or political leaders over women accused of sexual misconduct, but nothing like a rape.
Women`s rights activists say rural women in many parts of India suffer daily indignities and cases like these are firm evidence of their low status in village society.

satyavadi, #2

Those who don`t change with time, perish. The sad evidence of it is the Islamic world, from Indonesia to Morocco.

Not about the article:

Can Chowk revert to the old interface and format? Whats with these girly colors and clunky formatting. The makeover sucks.

Satyavadi

Asad`s mono M word responses, and those too in the form of questions heighten the disconnect here.