This refers to the article, “Crimes against women: Debunking perception” (February 27) by Balbir Punj. Society without moral and spiritual underpinning will invariably go astray. laws are just a band-aid and cannot address the root cause. While it is true that traditionally, women have been restricted to the house, it is wrong to assume that it means deep-rooted disrespect for them.
Today’s times are different and women must not miss out on any opportunity to get educated and employed. But the solution to the problem of crime against women has to come from spirituality and morality. The question is: How to enable this when the institution of family is under threatIJ