Women of selfie village make their presence felt
The women regularly meet to discuss ways to take on the practice of female foeticide and dowry, not just in Bibipur but in the neighbouring areas as well.
en also influences families to cage them inside. “Women are sexually assaulted, teased… That’s why parents marry their daughters off quickly or do not allow them to venture out of home,” she said, adding that women will feel safe only when those who victimise them are severely punished. Mundhare is all praise for the village panchayat which ruled that girls should be given mobile phones so that they remain connected with their families while away from their homes. “Earlier, girls carrying mobile phones were looked down upon,” she said.
hain. Toh sab theek hai coined the slogan “votes for brides” and put a big hoarding outside the “chaupal” so that “netas become aware of the gambhir stithi (grave situation) of female foeticide and take strong steps against it”. The khap mahapanchayat of 2012 had decided to slap murder charges on anyone who forced a woman into sex-selective abortion.