Jan Ki Baat┬Тs programme MyBaatClub was covered by Guneet, Shaily and Pallavi from Bhagvi Nivedita College. The thematic concern being addressed was the potency and meaning of the word ┬Сno┬Т, especially in the background of an increasing number of rapes, molestations and other non-consensual sexual advances. ┬СNo┬Т is a sentence in itself; it is the beginning and the end of a statement and has one simple, very understandable meaning: No. Any explanation, by any party, beyond this sentence, is not justifiable.
The National Crime Record Bureau┬Тs 2015 Report states that in 95% of rape/molestation cases, the offender is known to the victim. This year, it recorded 16,966 cases of offenses against women involving women of 18-29 age group. The Times of India founded that 3 lakh women were kidnapped, raped, molested, even killed.
Sexual violence has always been treated as a light issue by the Indian leaders. Such ignorance has been a serious obstacle in the project of women empowerment. The challenge that India faces now is crucial: is ┬Уboys will be boys┬Ф a justification enough for the crimes perpetrated against women?
