Men want separate ministry for protection against abuse
PTI
Monday, November 19, 2007 18:30 IST
NEW DELHI: Marking the International Men’s Day, a group of men on Monday urged the government to set up a separate ministry for their protection against abuse at home and work place.
The men, who celebrated the day for the first time under the aegis of ‘Save Family Foundation’ (SFF), submitted a memorandum to this effect to President Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
“All laws meant for the protection of women in India are gender biased. It is high time that ministry for men’s welfare was set up in India,” Swaroop Sarkar, coordinator of the Foundation told.
“As per data of the Crime Bureau of India over 72,000 men commit suicide every year. Suicide of married men is much higher than that of married women. Indian men have no legal protection,” he said.
The memorandum claimed that men contribute for 82 per cent of the total revenue to the government, but get nothing in return.
The Foundation rued that increasing number of men are losing jobs to the fairer sex.
“Nevertheless, the society is refusing to free man of his traditional duties of protecting and providing shelter for women, children and the aged,” it said.
