ROHINI ACHARYA DEMANDED THE CM ENSURE SAFE PARENTAL HOME

ROHINI ACHARYA DEMANDED THE CM ENSURE SAFE PARENTAL HOME

14-DEC-ENG 20

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

PATNA-----------------------Rohini Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter, Rohini Acharya, has raised serious questions about the Bihar government's women's empowerment policies. She has called the popular schemes run by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's government—such as the cycle scheme and incentive payments—inadequate, demanding changes in the 'system' and 'society'.

Rohini Acharya clarified that mere financial assistance is not enough. In her statement, she said that giving girls Rs 10,000 or distributing bicycles, while well-intentioned, is insufficient to address the "systemic issues" that hinder women's empowerment in India. This is a direct attack on Nitish Kumar's 'cycle model', which has been considered a benchmark for women's development in Bihar.

Rohini has made a research-based comment on the social structure of Bihar. She said that the patriarchal mindset is deeply entrenched in Bihar, necessitating widespread changes in both the social and political spheres. She argues that until this mindset changes, no government scheme can grant daughters their full rights. Rohini's remarks were directed towards her father, Lalu Yadav, whose political legacy has now been handed over to his son, Tejashwi Yadav.

Rohini Acharya has presented a new concept to the government and society—the "right to one's parental home". She has demanded that: every daughter should have the right to grow up with the assurance that her parental home is a safe place where she can return anytime without any fear, guilt, shame, or having to give any explanation. This demand is significant because in states like Bihar, a married woman returning to her parental home is often considered a social stigma. Rohini has described this not merely as an administrative duty, but as the only way to protect women from exploitation and oppression in the future.

Rohini has indirectly sent a message to Nitish Kumar that the government's primary responsibility should be to take concrete steps to protect the "equal rights" of daughters, especially when families and society are indifferent. She has called its implementation a moral responsibility, going beyond a mere administrative duty.

Giving girls 10,000 rupees or distributing bicycles, even if done with good intentions, is insufficient in addressing the systemic issues that hinder women's empowerment in India. It should be the primary responsibility of the government and society to take concrete steps to protect the equal rights of daughters, especially in the face of social and familial indifference.

The deeply entrenched patriarchal mindset in Bihar necessitates widespread change in both the social and political spheres. Every daughter has the right to grow up with the assurance that her parental home is a safe haven where she can return without fear, guilt, shame, or having to give any explanations. Implementing this measure is not just an administrative duty, but a crucial step towards protecting countless women from future exploitation and oppression.