A day-long awareness camp about the legal and fundamental rights of women was organised by the district legal services authority Bhopal at the women’s shelter home in Bhopal. The programme was presided over by District legal Services Authority (Principal District and Sessions Judge), Bhopal, Rajiv Dube. The aim of the camp was to curb dowry system, domestic violence sexual harassment, immoral trafficking and female feticide.
On the occasion District Officer Bhopal Anuj Kumar Sinsoria aware the participants that the Indian constitution has given equal rights to all the citizens without any gender discrimination and provision of special rights to the children and women in the constitution of our country.
Prashant Pathak from District legal Services Authority spoke about the laws like, dowry, guardians and wards, equal remuneration, immoral trafficking, national commission and domestic violence acts which have been codified to safeguard the status of women and children.
Advocate Nazra Rizwan Zaidi and Usha Ingle aware the women about their rights in the society. Speakers expressed their thoughts regarding the social life and role of women in society.
Speaking on the occasion Secretary and Family Counselor MP Anusuchit Jati Vikas Evam Kalyan Samiti Samar Agha Khan highlighted the importance of the awareness among the women about their legal rights and spoke on maintenance law in relation to the Hindu Marriage Act.
Referrals were also made to the not yet fully implemented Domestic Violence Act. She also said that Indian Constitution has given Right to equality in which all us are equal irrespective of sex, caste, creed, race, culture etc and so we should fight collectively to bring right to equality in letter and spirit.
The Occasion was attended by Chairman of the Samiti Sher afzal Khan, Joint secretary of Samiti Vikas Mishra and Samiti members, social workers and prominent citizens were also participated in the occasion with their full support for the cause.