Agency :
India hates its daughters. From killing her in the womb to raping her on the streets, the nation has failed its daughters in many ways. But that should have been expected given the total apathy and lack of sensitivity shown by the collective psyche of our society towards rights of the fairer sex.
And when such shocking disregard for the girl child is perpetuated by those whom we elect or are supposed to elect as our leaders and role models, the gravity of the situation hits home.
Enter Mohammad Yousuf Bhat. Bhat is the Congress candidate from Ganderbal in Kashmir valley for the upcoming assembly elections in the state.
In his nomination papers, Bhat has declared movable and immovable assets worth around Rs one crore. Rich by Indian standards, many would say.
But Bhat has also listed his liability – “Unmarried Daughters Marriage”. Yes, you read it right, Bhat, who wants to be an MLA, has put in record that his daughters are a liability for him.
Bhat was alter quoted as saying “Unmarried daughters are a liability to their fathers”, “they are a burden on me”.
After his actions led to a massive furore in Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere, Bhat reportedly defended himself saying that he is a unlettered man and couldn’t understand the difference between “responsibility” and “liability”.
However, his daughter seems unimpressed. She decried her father’s action and said that it is regrettable to term daughters as burden when women are excelling in all spheres.
India hates its daughters. From killing her in the womb to raping her on the streets, the nation has failed its daughters in many ways. But that should have been expected given the total apathy and lack of sensitivity shown by the collective psyche of our society towards rights of the fairer sex.
And when such shocking disregard for the girl child is perpetuated by those whom we elect or are supposed to elect as our leaders and role models, the gravity of the situation hits home.
Enter Mohammad Yousuf Bhat. Bhat is the Congress candidate from Ganderbal in Kashmir valley for the upcoming assembly elections in the state.
In his nomination papers, Bhat has declared movable and immovable assets worth around Rs one crore. Rich by Indian standards, many would say.
But Bhat has also listed his liability – “Unmarried Daughters Marriage”. Yes, you read it right, Bhat, who wants to be an MLA, has put in record that his daughters are a liability for him.
Bhat was alter quoted as saying “Unmarried daughters are a liability to their fathers”, “they are a burden on me”.
After his actions led to a massive furore in Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere, Bhat reportedly defended himself saying that he is a unlettered man and couldn’t understand the difference between “responsibility” and “liability”.
However, his daughter seems unimpressed. She decried her father’s action and said that it is regrettable to term daughters as burden when women are excelling in all spheres.
