Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan got overwhelmed by strength of Shaurya Dal. Congratulating Women and Child Development Minister Maya Singh and her team, he assured to develop a Madhya Pradesh where every day is dedicated to girls instead of just one day. The Chief Minister expressed happiness after watching a presentation at main function of International Women’s Day on Sunday focusing on Shaurya Dal and women coming out of four walls of household to work for society.
Sukhrania Devi is a tribal woman of village Kundarpura in Chhatarpur district. She informed that women of the village were disturbed by alcoholism of menfolk. She along with other members of Shaurya Dal demolished liquor distillery and imposed total prohibition in the village. Similarly, she forced teacher of village school to hold classes regularly and punctually and ensured that anganwadi is opened at right time. Not only this, she also saved a girl from being sold. She has been conferred State Government’s Vijaya Raje Scindia Award.
Shyamu Bai is a student of BA Final. Had she not shown courage, she might have been a victim of child marriage. She opposed her child marriage solemnised in 2005 and refused to go to her in-laws’ house. Her parents also got impressed by her courage. She not only refused going to her in-laws’ house, but also got her marriage declared null and void through court. Shaurya Dal helped the girl in this task. For fighting against social evils, Shyamu Bai has been conferred Rani Avanti Bai Gallantry Award.
Divya Rathore and Muskan Bhargava’s tales of child marriage are just one month old. These Indore girls prevented their own child marriages by moving application. Similar courage was shown by Bhuveneshwari Raikwar of Mandsaur district, Manju Vanshkar of Sehore district, Pinki Shukla of Anuppur, Kajal, Mangi Patidar, Jyoti, Anita, Mamta, Ranu Bhavsar Ahirwar of Anuppur district and Aarti Jat of Dewas, who prevented their child marriages and got them declared void.
Marriages of Jyoti of Mandsaur and Bharti Jat of village Singwada in Dewas district were being solemnised with grooms of over 50-year-old persons. The Chief Minister felicitated all these girls on International Women’s Day. The Chief Minister gave away letters of citation to Shaurya Dals for their outstanding works in 20 districts of the State.