15 year old kid traveling from his home town to nearby city by Bus. Although 5 hour journey
itself has many moment but what I remember is Bus. As the journey is
not too long and no reservation is needed. Anyone can buy ticket and
can sit on available seat. What I remember is expectation of
getting front seat even, at the cost of hours waiting at station. What
is special in front seat, why every kid wanted to grab it, why window
seat is specific, what is charm their. Today I am 40 year old still
my charm for front seat continue. If I am not wrong the same apply for
most of us.
My concern is not
about the question why ? But my interest is why I should drop the
charm for something ? Even if that something is women safety or women
empowerment ?
The question rise
because one of near dear friend said the front half of public
transport or bus must be reserved for women for their safety. Why ?
Every statistics or survey shown men's life has more danger then
women. Every record show crime against men is at wide scale compare
then crime against women. NCRB data confirm these views. Here I am
not talking about Domestic Violence, not because I am not interested
but it is because only one sided data available. In India there is no
Law or reports which collect Domestic Violence against men but there
is a Law which collect DV against women, still unauthorized survey
confirm DV against men is also at the same level even in many
condition more the women.
Under those
circumstances the question of women safty itself is questionable, but
my concern is not about anyone safty but i have concern about why
should I sit at back seat, why should i drop my right for anyone, why
it is my responsibility to suffer for anyone ? Why should I travell
without any comfort when I am paying the same or more (in many cases
women get concession).
If anyone feel
unsafe in unsafe world it is his or her duty to understand his or her
limits and respond accordingly. We can't provide safety when world
itself is unsafe. SORRY.
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Gursharn Singh
DAMAN WELFARE SOCIETY
gursharn76@gmail.com
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