Mens’ rights NGO to contest K’taka polls
mumbai — The Save Indian Family Foundation mens’ rights group has put up a candidate in the ensuing Karnataka assembly elections to highlight the plight of men in Indian society, an activist said here on Saturday.
As politicians of all major parties ignore many of the issues faced by ordinary men and some even indulge in male-bashing and sexism against men, the SIFF is also urging men activists to contest in elections as independents to ensure that both men and women are treated equally by the government and the legal systems.
SIFF co-founder Rajesh Vakharia said it has fielded a software engineer Satish Babu from the prestigious BTM Layout assembly constituency of South Bengaluru against Home Minster Ramalinga Reddy.
Over a 100 men’s activists were campaigning actively for Babu, distributing pamphlets with their manifesto and also unleashed an online campaign in his support.
A man facing domestic violence or stalking cannot complain, as no police station will take his complaint or protect him. Recently, a woman and a man pushed a 56year old man before a Mumbai suburban train just because she thought he molested her, said another activist Vijay Sahu, a software professional.
Besides, Vakharia said the SIFF will field five candidates in the next year’s Delhi assembly elections. —