http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=90264
‘No evidence against Arjun Singh’
New Delhi, July 31: Union Minister of Women and Child Development Renuka Choudhary came out in defence of her senior cabinet colleague Arjun Singh against whom a dowry harassment complaint has been filed.
“Law will take its own course. It is wrong to say he is involved. There is no evidence,” Choudhary said when asked about her opinion on the dowry harassment case registered against the Union HRD Minister and his family members.
She pointed out that Singh has also clarified that his opinion was not sought for the marriage of his grandson Abhijeet Singh with Priyanka.
The minister had also said that he did not even attend the wedding.
“It is wrong to involve him. I object to this exploitation of the law. It is wrong to misuse the law. The law is for those who need it,” she said, adding that people do misuse the Anti-Dowry Act.
She also clarified that she is not taking side of the minister because he is her Cabinet colleague.
A case under Anti-Dowry Act has been registered against Singh, his wife Beena Singh, son Abhimanyu Singh, grandson Abhijeet Singh and three others at a police station in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh.
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http://www.indiaenews.com/india/20070731/63364.htm
India Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Don’t blame Arjun in dowry case: Renuka Chowdhury
Minister of Women and Child Development Renuka Chowdhury Tuesday came to the rescue of Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh, who faces a dowry harassment case, claiming that he had been wrongly charged.
Singh faces the case, registered on a complaint from the father of his granddaughter-in-law Priyanka, though he had denied the charges here Monday.
‘This is not fair at all. When he (Arjun Singh) has not even gone for the marriage, how can you charge him,’ Chowdhury said on the sidelines of a programme ‘Policy framework for Children and AIDS’ in collaboration with the ministry of health and Unicef.
‘Mr. Arjun Singh is a senior leader and a responsible cabinet minister. It’s simple misuse of law,’ she said.
Arjun Singh had denied Monday any association with the branch of his family directly implicated in the case. ‘It has nothing to do with me. I stay away from family matters,’ he had said.
Reacting to the dowry case, Chowdhury said: ‘The law will take its own course. But I don’t think there is any point dragging the name of the minister into all this mess.’
Madhvendra Singh, whose daughter Priyanka had married Arjun Singh’s grandson Abhijit Singh, has alleged that the minister and his family members have been demanding a Mercedes car along with a flat in Noida near Delhi as dowry and have even beaten up his daughter for not giving in to their demands.
He complained to the chief judicial magistrate (CJM) of Chandausi who directed the Moradabad police to register a case of dowry harassment.
The CJM of Moradabad passed orders for the registration of the case July 27. The magistrate directed the police to name Arjun Singh, his wife, his son Abhimanyu Singh, daughter-in-law Beena Singh, sister-in-law Aradhana Singh, grandson Abhijit, brother-in-law Dilip Singh and Dilip’s daughter Mandakani Singh as accused in the case.
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Questions to Renuka:
1) How did she know he is innocent?
Is Renuka the court?
2) This is a perfect case of misuse of power.
People are losing jobs in false 498a case. Let Arjun Singh lose his job and prove his innocence
3) The law clearly states that the onus of proving innocence is with accused. Let Arjun Singh prove his innocence facing trial for 5 years or he can go to high court to request a quash on the merits of complaint.
4) Why Renuka is saying now that the law is misused? Till now why she was silent?
If the law is misused, then what is her plan to make it bailable and compoundable for all.
5) Why powerful will get speedy investigation by CBI. Please note, the court has ordered the police to take action. So, action has to be taken. Court has not ordered CBI to do investigation.
6) CBI is meant to investigate cases like scams, defense deal corruptions etc etc. For dowry cases, the procedures are very clear and hence CBI’s involvement is not needed.
The procedures say, the accused are guilty till proven innocent. Same way, Arjun Singh is guilty till proven innocent.
So, how can a guilty person remain in Union Cabinet? He must resign immediately or get sacked.
7) What is Manmohan Singh doing? How can he carry on with a person who is guilty (as the law says that all accused are guilty till proven innocent)?
Why Manmohan Singh has not yet given a statement? Why left parties have not given a statement?
9) Even minors are arrested and put behind bars under this law. Why no CBI enquiry was done then.
10) Mayawati is a woman and she has to treat everyone equally. After all she is the champion of equality.
11) Is Congress a prowoman party or is a congress pro-nepotism party?
As Sonia claims Congress is a pro-woman party, then why Arjun Singh is not taken to task.
12) People who have influential relatives often throw their weight around mentioning name of their God father or grandfathers. Why should not we think that it is the case here.
13) Arjun Singh says he did not attend the marriage. But, 498a is applicable on all people whether they attended marriage or not.
Renu Chaudhary said,
January 15, 2008 at 10:27 am
hello their
well i want to know priyanka’s contact no. / any way out to connect her… plz plz let me know..
i wanna talk to her
Renu Chaudhary said,
January 15, 2008 at 10:39 am
well i think … it is absolutely misuse of power…
ladkiya koi peed(tree) par nahi ugati (grow).. ki jab chaha tood diya (throw)…
now-a-days dowry is not only limited to poor class but celebrities r also victims of the act..
but the thing is… .. one should not at all let go this things and let the whole world understand ki woh din gaee jab khandan ki izzat kay liye ladki ya ladki kay ghar walay chup rahtay thay…. par kahi na kahi ladkiyu ki oos chupi ko kamjoori na samjhi jaee… silence is biggest strength… arjun singh ho ya koi oossay bhi bada ho… they r not bigger than law / human life… and as he is eldest in the family .. he can’t step from this issue… jo insaan ghar ko nahi sambhal sakta woh desh ko kya sambhalayga….
… and if in any case if priyanka is reading my views… than i want to tell her that she is not at all alone… desh ki har bahu / beti/ bhai / parents r with her… she is in majority….
harassed man said,
April 29, 2008 at 7:22 am
Dear Renuka ji,
if ur saying they r in majority, then how come indian stats show women are less than men in numbers? and if they r in majority then if u create a group of harassed woman and harassed husband and the woman in thsier family byt the daughter in law, you will find at least 1:5 ratio or may be more.
mera to sir fat raha hai
harassed man said,
April 29, 2008 at 9:34 am
actually there is no use of marriage at least in india.if such laws can be misused. better that man and woman dont marry but enjoy sex and preg. ek dum emotionless marriageless country bana do india ko. tab 498/DV reh sakta hai warna in laws ka misuse hata do.
sanita said,
November 11, 2008 at 10:05 am
better dont marry indian lady if they make like this for the husband and why should pay for this dowry and afret that the file case to kill all the family side im not agree about this case for the good person and good heart let married with love not becouse of the money