Men will fight back

It was a quiet morning. The dawn was tranquil; birds were cheerfully chirping and welcoming a new day of learning. But there was also an eerie blanket of anxiety permeating the whole city landscape. It was the day after Sunday, but there was an unusually quiet street and unpopulated. After a while, a roaring sound became audible for miles. It was the sound of the biggest demonstration of the country after independence. There were only men. Men, with large banners, were marching uniformly through the main streets of the city. People immediately came out to their balcony to see the source of the roar.

They saw an ocean of men, holding different sizes of banners and shouting slogans. Media cameramen were swinging from all directions to capture the vehemence of this agitation. Cops were unusually less in numbers to control the fury. The crowd was going havoc; however, there was no damage to anybody’s property. The crowd was furious yet composed. There were more men joining forces from various cross streets. People were coming out of their apartments to join them. There were three trucks following the crowd carrying drinking water, food and other necessities.

Some people first saw it in the live television and soon they saw the crowd marching through their own streets. It was a nation-wide demonstration. Reports were broadcasted that the agitation is in all the major cities the country. Military assistance was called to control the crowd. Surprisingly, some of the military officers were indirectly encouraging the crowd to continue their protest. This news was broadcasted even in foreign news channels. It was the day like no other day.

Politicians were compelled to ask their demands. The demands were:

1)      Amend IPC 498A (anti-dowry law)

2)      Abolish domestic violence Bill or protect men too under the bill.

3)      Abolish extra tax concession to women

4)      Ban feminism

5)      Shut down women organizations that are anti-males.

6)      Ban male-bashing advertisements

7)      Sensitize police force and legal system toward men

8)      Ban women empowerment

9)      Promote realistic gender equality

10)  Punish media for sensationalizing women issues and ignoring men

11)  Lift the obligation of alimony and maintenance off men’s shoulder

12)  Not a single innocent man be punished

Hearing these demands, politicians were convinced that they can never ever fulfill their demands. Women were, as usual, chuckling within themselves after hearing these demands. Men decided to stand their ground. Banks, companies, civil services like buses and railways were disrupted. Politicians then ordered a strict military action against the crowd. But the military officials were not willing to take action against the crowd because they knew that the purpose of this agitation is justified.

Politicians threatened to sack military and police officers. Women were least bothered because they knew that the Government will never approve these demands. The whole country was virtually paralyzed when the agitation continued for a week. People were determined. For them it was ‘do or die’. They had enough and can’t tolerate any more injustice in the name of women empowerment and women protection laws.

The Government, after much deliberation, decided to approve their demands. Women groups got angry. After much heated altercations, men were victorious.

Probably, this is the only last resort left with men in order to stop women’s legal atrocities. They had enough and now they will fight for their rights. For those who are not aware or don’t want to open their eyes will look at this with laughter, but those who are victims and also helpless will hope the day comes very soon. Sooner or later, men will be forced to take drastic steps if women were to continue harassing them. It is too much.      

10:11 AM - Saturday, October 28, 2006