“STOP!”,she says. “WHY? YOU ARE MY WIFE! I HAVE EVERY RIGHT OVER YOU!”,he says. So what is the the truest meaning of right? Proud ownership of one’s body and mind just because they ‘paid’ for it or the courage to say, “NO!” when you want to and be respected for your decision? Yes, Rape in Marriage is what I mean when I ask the true meaning of right, consent and control.
Welcome to a country called, ‘Incredible India’, where the incredible Book Of Laws completely rules out the very existence and occurrence of one of the most heinous crimes since it is shrouded by the translucent veil of seven steps around a holy fire that welcomes hell in the lives of most women. 54% cases of marital rape cases go unreported and the latest National Family Health Survey states that 83% of married women between the ages of 15 and 49 who have ever suffered sexual abuse cite their current husband as the perpetrator.
Abuse in marriage is brushed off under the carpets of pretended marital bliss while instances of marital rape are overlooked and the victims shushed, fearing social ostracism. Sex as a topic has been tabooed for so long that the satisfaction of a woman and her consent mean nothing to men who have been brought up with the knowledge of satisfying themselves literally ‘using’ their wives since they ‘paid’. These practices really need to change keeping in mind that the ‘Indian ethos’ is not disrupted and the ‘balance’ is maintained and yet revolution is brought.
The sooner we take steps to curb violence against women in marriage, the sooner we listen to muffled cries of women, married off to monsters, the better. The Indian Constitution needs change in favour of women with the clause of Rape In Marriage being Criminalized. Change is important, appropriate and the need of the hour. Marital Rape as a form of Rape needs to be brought out to the public front in all its raw and brutal truth.
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