Thread by @AjaatShatrruu

#SocialJustice in India.

#India is one of the most diverse nations in the World. There are several social issues associated with the 1.3 Bn strong population of India.

In this #Thread, I have highlighted 3 social issues in India and the justice delivered in these cases.

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🔶Crimes Against Women: Women are sexually harassed, paid less as compared to men, experience partiality at work, trafficked, etc.

To safeguard them, acts like the Dowry Act, Domestic Violence Act, Maternity Benefit Act, etc. have been enacted.

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But in recent years, these acts meant to safeguard women have been misused by them to torture their husbands and in-laws. False rape cases have also been filed to harass innocent men.

How is this ‘just’? Are men not a part of this society? Do they not deserve justice?

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🔶Crimes against Vulnerable Sections of the Society: Senior Citizens, PwDs, SCs/STs & OBCs have struggled for health, education, employment, etc.

To safeguard their interests, the GoI has set up the Senior Citizens Division, enacted the Rights of Persons...

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...with Disabilities Act, SC/ST Act, etc.

In recent times, it has been observed that the SC/ST Act has been misused.

The act has become a tool to persecute innocents & public servants for political & personal gains. And hence, checks are needed to prevent such misuse.

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In 2018, the #SupremeCourt amended this act to prevent its misuse.

But this verdict saw a huge backlash across the country. The Government had to file a review petition in the SC & subsequently got the SC/ST Act amended back to its original form.

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Non-SC/STs account for nearly 75% of India’s population.

And ‘if’ the SC/ST Act is being misused, these 75% of Indians MUST be protected.

“Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.”

- Benjamin Franklin

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🔶Education: Without education, a society cannot flourish & grow. Everyone has a right to education.

To encourage people to get educated, the Government runs several programs along with reservation to the vulnerable sections of the society.

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#Reservation has always been a controversial topic in India because it is very strong political tool.

There are several people among the ‘unreserved’ category who are economically weak & deserve reservation.

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I have personally experienced this.

There was a time during my graduation where my family was going through a financial crisis. I know how much we suffered to pay my college fees.

Back then, reservation to the EWS was not in force.

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It took 72 years to provide a reservation to the economically weaker sections amongst the erstwhile ‘unreserved’ category students.

The students belonging to the EWS cannot thank PM #NarendraModi enough for this.

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Social Justice is the justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society.

But in India, this justice is selective.

#SocialJustice is only served to those whose votes matter. And because of this, several others have suffered.

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#SocialIssues are always used as a political tool to mint votes. No one really cares about #Justice.

“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.”

-Elie Wiesel

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I strongly feel that #SocialJustice must be delivered to all sections of the society. NO ONE must be denied this justice on the basis of caste, religion, gender or any such parameter.

#Tweet4Bharat #JusticeForAll

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