While studying in Bombay, way back in nostalgic sixties when Bollywood ruled our hearts, I remember climbing into “Ladies Compartment” for no other reason than being half empty while other carriages were full to the brim especially during rush hours.
Recently government floated the idea of introducing similar facilities for ladies on our trains after spate of attacks, mainly of sexual nature, have more than doubled during last five years. Ladies no longer feel safe travelling alone, especially outside rush hours. Could such action break gender equality law, deal with gender blender freaks, fill pockets of greedy human rights advocates who normally chase asylum seekers at ports, upset EU bureaucrats? This may create more problem than it could solve!
This is indeed black-mark against us, especially against novice, outlandish politicians whose responsibility is to protect us, especially venerable people. Instead these out of touch, bleeding heart politicians living in their “Ivory Towers” keep on destroying fabric of our society, the infrastructure of the nation by cutting their budgets to bare minimum. Even after spate of terrorist attacks on London and Manchester, Government’s scriptural duty is cut police budget, closing down police stations, cutting NHS beds, denying Fire Bridget essential funds to buy high rising ladders that could have saved lives in Grenfell Towering inferno.
Of course our euphoric, masochistic Government need these savings to build hospitals, schools, roads in Africa. Charity begins at home is an outdated slogan, has no place in our liberal, gullible, fatalistic politicians’ philosophy! If few geriatrics perishes in the process, so be it?
Kumudini Valambia
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