When we talk about equality & woman empowerment what are we talking about? We have raised a generation of empowered women but r v raising a generation of empowered men??? The moment a girl voices her opinion on anything she is subdued & a classic example is seen above.
Agnes Pinto, Student, Vasco
How would we know how many brainwashed, radicalised, psychopathic or simply mentally unsound persons are within our midst? They may be waiting, lying low, waiting for occasion to cause social disruption. Such individuals, their influencers and handlers need to be identified and investigated to a logical conclusion. Such persons need to face the full force and might of the law of our land. No women, no community should be put in such a predicament again.
Meenacshi Martins,
Psychiatrist, Goa
The whole & sole responsibility of incidents like this lies with the police and the State government that police reports to. It took less than 2 days for Mumbai police to find the culprits in Bulli Bai case, whereas Delhi Police couldn’t find anyone in 5 months for Sulli Deals incident. People should be scared before doing something like this again, and that’s only possible when they know that they will be found out no matter which part of the world they hide in.
Shruti Chaturvedi, Communication Consultant, Panjim
I am glad the Mumbai cyber cell and police searched them out and arrested them without delay. Timely action is what’s needed to stop this online bullying and harassment. There is no room for anyone to be critical of this Govt. The troll army stands ready to go after you; the comments against women are by far the worst.
Aadore Mukherjee,
Casting Director, Bambolim
AS citizens and especially as woman, I really feel that the government & the authorities need to throughly investigate and give the severest punishments. Also the investigation needs to also not just be about arresting 2 youngsters who have developed the App and who were recently arrested, but if they got funding for this app from anyone, or even any form of other support to start this. And the government definitely needs to do a better job of protecting women, especially women from the minority community, who face even more challenges. And all accused should also be made to pay good financial compensation to the women that they have harassed, as nothing hurts idiots like these than having to pay money from out of their own pockets too.
Nupura Hautamaki Marketing and Events Consultant Guirim
It is unfortunate that in an age and time when we encourage women to leave the domestic domain and enter the public sphere, the vituperative hatred that our polity has created for minorities has really created poison in the minds of young people. Imagine a young teenager creating an app which is so vile and disgusting. The task of cutting down the poisoned ivy spreading in the minds of young girls as well as boys is an immense task and will continue to breed hatred for a long time. Social action is perhaps the only alternative we can take. Talk to the young let rationality prevail and God bless India when the press the polity and the police are all one page..
Savia Veigas, Writer, Carmona
Bulli Bai appears to be a cyber-crime which targets a certain minority sect of women owing to their strict religious backgrounds. The conspirators have exploited the oppressive elements of that minority’s cultural development and used it as a marketing tool. A very deplorable scenario for women’s integrity. The Constitution of India makes it amply clear vide Article 15 (1) that the State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex (gender), etc. In this situation, the cyber criminals have acted with common intention against the constitutional mandate disregarding the equal treatment that the law guarantees to our country’s women. The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 makes it a penal offence against any person who may suggest or offer the illicit trafficking of women and therefore the accomplices who aided and abetted the action of putting up the posts on twitter or even creating the app, would all be liable to prosecution. The proposition being made to the end consumer was intended to appeal to the base instincts which would predominantly be of a cruel nature. This instance has unmasked the loopholes in our society which need to be plugged with awareness and knowledge so that ignorance can be uprooted and respect for women can be restored.
Moses Pinto, Advocate, Margao
The Bulli Bai app again brings to the fore how unsafe women are on the internet..these cyber criminals are finding sift targets and their boldness comes with getting away with such crimes..there are many cases of women being bullies, threatened to put their intimate photos by jilted lovers or morphed photos which are put in public and circulated with no regulations and fear of the law ..quick police action like in the present case send the right signals..women should also be careful about use of their photos, locations, family etc on Facebook, Twitter, etc as all these are being prowler by cyber criminals who are one step ahead of technology like hacking of accounts ..better safe than sorry should be the mantra by intelligent and judicious use of the internet..
Caroline Collasso,
Advocate, Mapusa
