Female foeticide must be opposed by all: Manhas

Excelsior Correspondent

Students of KC Public School posing for a photograph alongwith MP Shamsher Singh Manhas on Wednesday.
Students of KC Public School posing for a photograph alongwith MP Shamsher Singh Manhas on Wednesday.Students of KC Public School posing for a photograph alongwith MP Shamsher Singh Manhas on Wednesday.

JAMMU, Sept 9: The society is incomplete without women and their importance should not be underestimated.
This was stated by Member of Parliament Shamsher Singh Manhas while chairing “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Mission” programme held at K.C. Public School.
The programme was organized by BJYM under Ajay Vaid, who has been nominated as State Incharge of the Mission, wherein certificates of appreciation were distributed among the students who have displayed their excellence in sports, studies and other activities. A 9 minutes CD having film on atrocities on females was also displayed.
Mr Manhas, while speaking on the  subject, said that although we demand that women should be treated equal but in reality still they are being discriminated, subjected to crime and even they are killed in the womb if the parents come to know about the sex of the child, which is very unfortunate and need to be opposed by each one of us. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a number of schemes exclusively for the welfare, empowerment and security of the women with special focus on defeating the practice of female foeticide.
He said that we should not forget the role of women  even in our families and the society. “We need to take pledge to promote female child, provide best facilities for their education and oppose the centuries old practice of treating them as inferiors”, he said.
Ajay Vaid, on this occasion, said that be it “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Mission” or “Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana”, the sole motive has been to ensure that the females get equal opportunities and the Government takes their survival and security on top agenda.
Principal of the school Amrinder Kumar Mishra and School Coordinator Shobna Sethi, expressed their gratitude to the BJYM for organizing such a programme to highlight the role and importance of women in the society and taking a firm stand for the cause of women.
BJYM leaders Keshav Chopra, Vishawdeep Sharma, Lucky Sharma, Akshit Nagotra, Satyam Sharma, Vishal Sawhney, Akash Kapoor, Kanav Gupta and Rahul had extended their cooperation in organizing the programme.