NO ONE’S MONOPOLY !

7 July 2011

NO ONE’S MONOPOLY !

Crimes [ whether against women or men or children ], must be deplored , irrespective of where / when they take place. They are indicative of a breakdown of law and order situation.

But obviously, in present day India, crimes against women are not a monopoly of any particular state, as can be seen from the following statistics reported in DNA ( mid June, 2011 ) :

Ø      Crimes against women per 100,000

• Andhra Pradesh  ……………………..  30.7

• Rajasthan   ………………………………   26.2

• Delhi  ……………………………………….  23.9

• Madhya Pradesh  …………………….. 22.3

• Haryana  ………………………………….  21.9

• Gujarat  …………………………………..  13.9

• Maharashtra  ……………………………  13.8

And what is the response of the politicians to this sad state of affairs ?

Play a blame game. Play to the galleries. Blame the state government if it is managed by an opposition party.

Politicians who live in glass houses, should not throw stones at others !

With regards

HEMEN  PAREKH