Watchdogs

The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr. Babulal Gaur has proved to be grossly irresponsible and callous in trying to hush up the brutality against anti-child marriage activist, Ms. Shakunatala Verma. His insensitivity over the entire issue is simply alarming. Perhaps he epitomises people's laxity over the obliteration of such social evils as child marriage. Closer to home at Sonarpur in the southern fringes of Kolkata expanding, we find attentive spectators watching a young woman's clothes torn off. Again, the amused gathering kept quite, with the police trying to follow suit. Needless to say, but still worthy of pointing out, it is these corrupt representatives of people and spineless policemen whose inaction allow people to act foul, with the protestors 'punished' and others 'watching' - as ever.