Mangalore, April 17: The state-wide anti-dowry campaign by National Women's Front has received good response from the people of all the communities, especially from the women, according to the organisers.
The campaign was launched on April 15 in the city of Mysore by NWF national president Shahida Tasneem. Hundreds of women took out a rally from the Meelad Bagh on Ashoka Road in N.R. Mohalla to the Mesco ITI college premises, the venue of the convention.
In her inaugural address Shaheeda Tasnim said that the seers and leaders of all religions must join hands and work unitedly to weed out the menace of dowry and other such social evils. People should not encourage dowry system and must refrain from organising lavish weddings, she said.
She said evils of dowry have been growing across the nation crossing the borders of community and religion. Cases of marriages being postponed, divorce cases, and physical harassment of married women are also taking place she noted and asserted that just the law would not change the situation and awareness would help.
NWF Karnataka State president Shaheeda Aslam equated dowry system to terrorism and said that not only those who encourage it are dangerous, but also those who stay mum and turn a blind eye towards the evils.
Social activist Nanda Halemane said: “Instigating the women against menfolk is not our intention. We are only trying to spread awareness about the social evil called dowry and trying to find out a solution to eradicate it through mutual discussions. Besides, dowry is not restricted to one community alone."
The campaign with the theme 'Dowry Desirer, Social Evil' includes camps in villages, seminars, public programmes, district-level convention, counseling, rally, and cultural programmes. The campaign will conclude on May 21.
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