When you have the right to vote at the age of
18 and can choose the prime minister of your country, why you don’t have the
freedom of choosing your life partner? In most of the families, it is a
difficult task for children to tell their parents that they are in love. Many
get the acceptance of their families before or after the marriage, while many
others decide to elope and settle down in a different city. However, there are
many unlucky couples as well who lose their lives because of this so-called crime.
Episode
five of ‘Satyamev Jayate’, aired on June 3, 2012 raised the issue of honour
killing in India. Guests on the show included couples who tied the knot by
going against their families, relatives who lost their loved ones on the name
of honour killing, people who help such couples and others.
Reports
about such cases have become a regular feature in media. How can anyone kill
his/her own child just for choosing a life partner?
Lokendra
and Fehmida from Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh have been struggling from past two years
to save their lives from Fehmida’s family. Despite having a protection order
from court, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh police officials didn’t help them.
27-year-old
Rizwan Rahman from Kolkata lost his life for marrying a Hindu girl Priyanka. He
was found dead close to a railway track. Police claims that he committed
suicide, but his family is not ready to accept this. They have no clue about
Priyanka’s whereabouts. Is she even alive?
Manoj and
Babli from a village in Haryana had the same ‘Gotra’. Both of them were
brutally murdered for tying the knot. Manoj’s mother and sister are still
fighting for justice despite being threatened many times to withdraw the
complaint.
Aamir’s
brief interaction with Khap Panchayat members was the most surprising part of
the show. Khap Panchayat is a religious caste-based council. These Khap
Panchayats have no judicial powers or police force. Though the members claim
that they never order to kill any couple, but their views on inter-caste
marriages were shocking. They agreed that Manoj and Babli didn’t deserve to be
killed, but according to them their marriage was morally wrong. Do these Khaps
consider themselves above Indian Constitution?
When the
constitution of India has given a right to every individual to choose his/her
life partner, then how can anyone call these marriages illegal?
Sanjay
Sachdev, Chairman of Love Commandos from New Delhi helps these couples by
giving them shelter, food, protection and legal help. ‘Love shall conquer the
world’ is Sanjay Sachdev’s motto.
Dr Alka
Jain’s parents were against her marriage with Dr Uday Patkar. Fearing rejection
from society, Alka’s parents didn’t accept her for years. However, they later
realized that their daughter is happy and accepted her with open arms.
Alka and
Uday’s story is definitely an example for many families. It is natural to be
concerned for your child’s future. As parents, its ones responsibility to
inquire about his/her future life partner, but rejecting someone on the basis
of caste or religion is not justified.
Episode
five of ‘Satyamev Jayate’ raised a very emotional and relevant topic. This
episode will surely help in keeping TRPs of the show high.
Previous
episode of ‘Satyamev Jayate’ was based on medical malpractices. The Indian
Medical Association (IMA) is highly upset with Aamir Khan for showing only one
side of the story. The association has demanded an apology from Aamir.
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