[Reader-list] She with her 8-month old daughter to be sold in Ajmer.

[Murali V]

These are the type of politicians we elect who listen to our votes and turn
deaf after that.
Regards,
V Murali

On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 6:17 PM, prakash ray <pkray11 at gmail.com> wrote:

> She was married in her childhood. When she became adult, she married
> another
> person with the consent of all families including her first 'husband''s
> family. She gave birth to a girl-child. Both wife and husband are
> labourers.
>
>
> Suddenly the Caste Panchyat and powerful men term this marriage 'illegal'.
> A
> punishment was declared: Either pay fine to the 'Panchayat' or this money
> will be recovered by a public auction of the woman and her daughter.
> Meanwhile, her family won't be allowed to use hand-pump and other community
> facilities. No one will buy milk from her. She or her husband or other
> members of family will not get work under the National Rural Employment
> Guarantee Scheme.
>
> Local MLA and MP (an Union Minister) have been contacted but there is no
> response. The administration has not provided any relief to the family.
>
> A reporter from a TV channel asks her: Mehraj, will you fight against this
> tyranny or accept the 'judgement'?
>
> Mehraj: I will fight till my last breath.
>
> Her daughter in her arms is smiling. Amazed me remembering a poem by Ashok
> Vajpayee.
>
> कोई नहीं सुनता पुकार--
>
> सुनती है कान खड़े कर
>
> सीढियों पर चौकन्नी खड़ी बिल्ली,
>
> जिसे ठीक से पता नहीं कि
>
> डर कर भाग जाना चाहिए या
>
> ठिठककर एकटक उस ओर देखना चाहिए।
>
>
> कोई नहीं सुनता चीख़--
>
> सुनती है खिड़की के बाहर
>
> हरियाये पेड़ पर अचानक आ गई नीली चिड़िया,
>
> जिसे पता नहीं कि यह चीख़ है
>
> या कि आवाज़ों के तुमुल में से एक और आवाज़।
>
>
> कोई नहीं सुनता प्रार्थना--
>
> सुनती है अपने पालने में लेटी दुधमुंही बच्ची,
>
> जो आदिम अंधेरे से निकलकर उजाले में आने पर
>
> इतनी भौंचक है
>
> कि उसके लिए अभी आवाज़
>
> होने, न होने के बीच का सुनसान है।
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