Bhopal— The Chief of the Gulabi Gang organisation Sampat Pal Devi has supported the opposition organisations on the issue of Dalit-Tribal and the Women’s security issue. She met former Chief Minister Kamalnath on the issue. Sampat Pal raises the issues of womens security and their rights and welfare. She has levelled many serious allegations against the government of CM Shivraj Singh. The Mooknayak spoke to Sampat Pal on the issues related to women.
Speaking to the Mooknayak she says that democracy is threatened. Especially in Madhya Pradesh, the law and order has finished. The government is high on the arrogance of power. Crimes against women are increasing. She said that the manner in which the government of Kamalnath was brought down under a conspiracy is an example of the murder of democracy.
Sampat Pal said that the daily incidences crime against women have increased. She said that most of the crimes are being committed against Dalit, Tribal and OBC women. The government of Shivraj Singh has failed to stop this. Only bad governance is reflected in the rule of Shivraj Singh Chauhan, who is trumpeting about Good Governance. “I have said many times that the participation of women should be increased in the cabinet for providing security and rights to women, but the ideology of RSS has always been to sidestep the women issues,” she adds.
During the conversation, Sampat Pal said that the RSS and BJP are eye washing by advocating for the rights of women. RSS has sired an ideology which believes in male domination. Women have no place in it. From this, it can be guessed that what would be the mentality of RSS towards the women. She said that BJP is a part of the RSS and their ideologies match. She said that because of the reservation given in the constitution they include women in the cabinet, but there is nothing more to it than this.
Sampat said that women belonging to Dalit, Tribals and OBC communities are being subjected to suppression from the narrow mind set of males. It is a matter of shame that when it comes to the rapes of Tribal women, Madhya Pradesh is ranked at the top. BJP is in power for the last 20 years in Madhya Pradesh. Despite this, the government is unable to stop the cases of rape. She alleged that the government is only relishing in power and they are not concerned with the rights and the problems related to women.
Before the 2023 Vidhan Sabha elections Sampat Pal will tell about the reality of the government in the rural areas, villages and towns. She asserted that rising inflation and atrocities against women have instilled fear in women. Women are scared to go outside. The law and order is in shambles. There is also a delay in convicting the criminals.
Sampat Pal Devi said that the memories of Manwaar Tribal massacre still rankle with us. The merciless criminals had buried the tribal families 15 feet under. Tears well-up in her eyes while saying this.
Sampat Pal was seen in the popular TV show Big Boss in 2012. Where mostly she was seen in a Pink Saree. Sampat Pal is the chief of the Gulabi Gang, which is active in the Bundelkhand area, which straddles Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. She leads an organisation which has 2,70,000 members in both the states. Pal was married at the age of 12 to a resident of the Banda district in Uttar Pradesh. At the age of 16, she opposed a neighbour for beating his wife on regular basis. Pal inspired the women of the area to teach that man a lesson. The man was spared only after he publicly apologised. Later she came in contact with Social Worker Shiv Prakash Shivhare, who inspired her to fight against the injustices against women and to establish Gulabi Gang in 1980. A film was also made on the Gulabi Gang, in which renowned actress Madhuri Dixit played the role of the protagonist.
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