A campaign to help and support women who are victims of fraud marriages in Punjab will be launched by Indian-origin former Canadian parliamentarian Ruby Dhalla.
‘Dreams For You’ is dedicated to building partnerships and relations with the victims, the Punjab government, local grassroots community members, business leaders, NGOs and elected members. The campaign, set to be officially launched in Punjab next month, will focus on providing vocational training, educational and legal aid to the victims of fraud marriages. “There is a growing trend among Indian women getting married to NRI men. Many of them become victims of fraud marriages and Punjab has a sizeable number of such women,” said Dhalla, former member of the Canadian House of Commons.
Giving figures, Dhalla said that even the Government has not been able to address this issue effectively as the National Commission for Women (NCW) has disposed of only 30 of the 813 complaints so far.