Harassed men want Centre’s help

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Express News ServiceFirst Published : 15 May 2010 06:31:23 AM ISTLast Updated :
15 May 2010 06:50:01 AM IST
BANGALORE: In an attempt to turn the tide of gender equality in favour of men,
various pro-men organisations have asked the Centre to form a National
Commission for Men.
In a joint press conference of the Save Indian Family Foundation (SIFF),
Children's Rights Initiative for Shared Parenting (CRISP) and All India
Mother-in-law Protection Forum (AIMPF) on Friday, members vouched for a
commission for men to address their issues.
CRISP president Kumar Jahagirdhar said even 63 years after independence, not a
single rupee was allotted for men's welfare in India.
"Every year, around 58,000 married men are committing suicides, which is double
the number of married women as per the National Crime Records Bureau," he added.
There are other issues such as unemployment, sexual harassment, domestic
violence, dowry harassment, heart attacks and various ailments, which need to be
studied in detail and addressed.
Other demands raised in the conference included scrapping section 498A (cruelty
by husband and relatives) of the Indian Penal Code, scrapping the current form
of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act and to rewrite it by
incorporating representation from husbands and their parents.
Vivek of SIFF said they would initiate a `Family breaking awareness month'
campaign from May 15. The campaign will create awareness about breaking of
families due to laws and biases against husbands and fathers.