‘Shocked over exploitation of daughters by fathers’
Sunday, 11/05/2014
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Chandigarh : Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president Partap Singh Bajwa has expressed shock over the revelations about the addict fathers sexually exploited and tortured their young daughters, including infants. “It is unbelievable that such gruesome distortions had crept into Punjabi society which is known for progressive outlook,” he said.
“Nothing can be more shocking in a civilised society than surfacing of such horrifying incidents of the drunk and addict fathers sexually torturing their young daughters, including infants. This is just inhuman. We should hang our heads in shame. Such dreadful criminals must be given exemplary punishment,” Bajwa said, in a statement issued, here.
Earlier, he said it was the menace of killing the girls in the womb that had hit the Punjabi society like a virus and that had now been checked to a large extent with the launching of awareness campaign along with other measures.
The PPCC chief said the issue of incest, involving fathers was multidimensional, which would have to be strongly confronted at socio-economic level also apart from treating it as a heinous crime providing strongest possible punishment.
He said in all the reported cases, the father was either drunk or addict. He said addiction had spread like a virus eating into the Punjabi society. The easy availability of drugs in every nook and corner of the state had worsened the situation, which was now getting out of control.
He said development just did not amount to providing good roads and flyovers and international airports. It was the development of the human resources, which had to be given the top priority. “It is the investment in human resources, which would, in the long run, help in dealing with such diseased minds. At the same time, awareness campaign would have to be launched,” Bajwa stressed.
