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05-02-2017, 05:40 PM
Indian brides are being urged to beat up their husbands if faced with domestic abuse
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India has traditionally grappled with the problem of domestic abuse that women face at the hands of their menfolk. Despite most cases going unreported, over 113,400 such incidents were recorded (http://www.livemint.com/Politics/oin3GVsX0EJkR8uccpniIJ/Ten-years-on-where-does-the-Domestic-Violence-Act-stand.html) in 2015.*
**w, in order to curb domestic abuse, a politician in the state of Madhya Pradesh has come up with a bizarre solution, that urges newly wed women to beat up their violent husbands.*
SEE ALSO: Interactive Billboard Lets You 'Drag Away' Abusive Man (http://mashable.com/2012/05/07/interactive-billboard-drag-away-abusive-man/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Over 700 brides were 'gifted' wooden paddles (popularly k**wn as mogri) by this politician at a mass wedding ceremony. And he's reportedly ordered for many more. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/05/02/indian-bride-beat-husband-paddles-domestic-abuse/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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India has traditionally grappled with the problem of domestic abuse that women face at the hands of their menfolk. Despite most cases going unreported, over 113,400 such incidents were recorded (http://www.livemint.com/Politics/oin3GVsX0EJkR8uccpniIJ/Ten-years-on-where-does-the-Domestic-Violence-Act-stand.html) in 2015.*
**w, in order to curb domestic abuse, a politician in the state of Madhya Pradesh has come up with a bizarre solution, that urges newly wed women to beat up their violent husbands.*
SEE ALSO: Interactive Billboard Lets You 'Drag Away' Abusive Man (http://mashable.com/2012/05/07/interactive-billboard-drag-away-abusive-man/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Over 700 brides were 'gifted' wooden paddles (popularly k**wn as mogri) by this politician at a mass wedding ceremony. And he's reportedly ordered for many more. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/05/02/indian-bride-beat-husband-paddles-domestic-abuse/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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