Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 18: Abiding by call of PM Narendra Modi, BJP embarked on State wide drive ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ (BBBP) to tackle growing menace of disturbing Child Sex Ratio (CSR) with ‘girl child’- future mother.
Announcing this here in a press conference at State BJP headquarters, SS Bijral (Retired IGP) and convener of State Committee constituted to tackle burning issue of falling CSR, said that of 100 critical marked districts with lowest CSR, four districts of J&K also figure amongst them and therefore, party leadership’s decision to have a concerted drive launched for mass awareness is very timely.
He said a seminar on topic ‘Sirf Beta Hi Kyon Beti Kyon Nahin’ on July 20 at Jammu Club auditorium at 10.30 am with Justice (Retd) Permod Kohli, former Chief Justice, Sikkim High Court as chief guest, shall set the ball rolling.
Bijral said, “In this drive focus shall be on firstly aware the society that falling CSR harms national interests for which committees for each district to further establish campaign system at Mandal, ward and booth level have been constituted; secondly involve social/religious leadership to raise voice to protect future generations instilling sense of pride and respect in women; thirdly agitate technical hands facilitating misuse of otherwise useful technology against it to fulfill their national responsibility; fourthly let the deterrence of Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act 1994 (PC&PNDT Act) be effective and fifthly popularize various Government schemes launched by NDA Government”.
Referring to history, SS Bijral said, “Inability of Governments of the time to secure women from raiders and ignoring them at home in favour of male child since they are to finally build others family, the society rendered biologically strong women to be weak and thus established trend to opt against them as a choice in sex selection”.
Expressing firm faith in the drive launched for health promotion of girl child and success of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao drive, Bijral cited Guru Nanak verse “So Kyon Manda Aakhiyeh Jit Jammey Rajan”, meaning how can we call that bad who gives birth to the king and noble.
Other committee members —Vinod Gupta, Anju Dogra and Bhanu Pratap Jasrotia were also present in the press conference.
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