Friday, April 23, 2010

“My daughter-in-law took away our old-age support”

She has already lost her earnings during the court hearings but is still waiting for justice. Wrinkles of sorrow can be easily traced on her face and her eyes always brim with tears. We met Swarnlata at the BJP office where she had come to seek help from its women's cell national president. Swarnlata was a middle school teacher in Sangrur district, Punjab. She has one son. After she got him married, her daughter-in-law lodged a complaint of harassment for dowry against her family. Frustrated by the turn of events, her son left home. In a letter to her, he stated, "I am disappointed and fed up with my life. Either I will commit suicide or will become a saint. I will never return home." The hapless mother is still waiting for her son to return. Swarnlata says, "My daughter-in-law repeatedly kept demanding money. When her father went to jail for a scam in a cooperative society, we paid for his bail too. She also took away all my gold. I have nobody in this world. My only desire is to see my granddaughter once."

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IIPM Editorial, 2009


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