23-AUG-2015
NEW DELHI : Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal spent Friday night
at a Delhi government-run NGO and was horrified by what she saw there.
Maliwal described the inside view of Nirmal Chhaya Nari Niketan as "situation
grim, extreme suffocation" and said it was nothing short of "hell" where women
lived in jail-like conditions even though a significant number of them were
mentally challenged and needed specialized care. Maliwal also blamed police for
serious lapses in dealing with cases requiring rehabilitation.
"DCW conducted a surprise check at 8 PM, spent entire night there. Situation
grim. Extreme suffocation. Many infrastructural problems. Unfortunate mentally
challenged n (sic) normal women are being forced to live together in the same
place," Maliwal said in a series of tweets. DCW officials said that she spent
the night to interact with the inmates as she felt they would not open up in
the presence of other officials.
Maliwal went for another check on Saturday afternoon, which officials said was
primarily for meeting officials and discussing administrative and
infrastructural issues with them. She said the commission would be submitting a
report to Delhi government. She was accompanied by DCW members Sarika Chaudhury
and Promila Gupta.
"I spoke to each girl individually. Everyone has gone through hell in life
before landing up here. Victims of system and society," she said, adding,
"Found women in Nari Niketan who want to leave and claim to have court orders
to that effect. Serious lapses seem to be there on police's end."
The DCW chief assured that the commission will work with women and child
development ministry to improve the situation.
"It's almost like living in a cage where you have nothing to do. There is no
activity or work to keep them engaged. All that they have is television.
Moreover, many of these girls know their addresses and want to return but
despite correspondence between the Nari Niketan and police, the latter have not
shown up to facilitate the rehabilitation. All this needs to be dealt with,"
she said.
Maliwal cited cases of girls from West Bengal and Assam who managed to escape
from the clutches of traffickers, but who were still waiting to be reunited
with their families.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Delhi-Commission-for-Women-chief-spends-grim-night-in-hell/articleshow/48631615.cms?
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