This refers to the editorial, “Dirty minds” (May 7). The people of this country have failed to treat their own adult daughters and sons as human beings. We do not even want to recognise that they have certain fundamental rights which are guaranteed by the Constitution of India.
According to statistics from the United Nations, one in five cases of honour killing internationally every year comes from India. Of the 5,000 cases reported internationally, 1,000 are from India. We live in a society of hatred where some parents can go to the extreme of (honour) killing their daughters/sons/daughters-in-law/sons-in-law in the name of caste, class or religion to replace love by hate. We feel more comfortable with hate than love.
It has now become a new-normal that anti-Romeo squads are working overtime to nip love in the bud. There are also some people who go out with national flags in their hands in support of the child-killer-rapists. However, it is true that we need four walls to hide ourselves from the
public glare to respond to any call, be it of nature's or that of biological or romantic. Having said that, I must add that being a regular commuter of Kolkata metro since its inception, I have not seen a single incident that can be labelled as vulgar. Indeed, it is more vulgar to intrude into other's space.