August 1, 2019
Satabdi Roy speaks on The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019

FULL TRANSCRIPT
Thank you Sir, Aap ne mujhe is sensitive Bill mein bolne ke liye mauka diya and thank you Minister ko bhi aise Bill laane ki unhone koshish kar raha hain. Main ek kavita se start karna chahti hoon meri baatein.
‘Kho gaya mera bachpan, so gaye dhadkan,
Phir bhi jaag raha hoon, kisi ko kabhi toh bata sakoon,
Kaha, kaha mujhe woh chua tha; jo baapke umar ke aas paas hi tha.
Ma ne kaha rona bandh karo, bhul jao woh
Socho aise hi chacha-mama ka pyaar tha woh
Phir bhi ro ro ke raat guzaari, aaj bhi woh din yaad hai humari
Aaj bhi woh kissa bhul nahi paya
Aaj bhi woh kissa bhula nahi paya
Socha shahyad ma ki ma ne bhi unko kabhi yahi samjhaya.’
Actually yahi hota hai, humare family mein yahi sabse zyada famillies mein affected hotein hai aur yeh ghatnayein family ke andar hi ghat-te hain. NCRB reports crime in India, 2016 , ismein likha hai 94.6 percent cases family mein hua hai aur iske liye ma bhi bolte hain chup raho, dadi bhi boltein hai chup raho, family boltein hai yeh reporting mat karo. Isliye unreported cases reh jaatein hai. Bache jab bahar school mein jaatein hai wahan woh safe nahi hai, playground bhi safe nahi hai, ghar mein bhi safe nahi hai. Abhi hum logon ko awareness ki bhaut zaroorat hai jismein hum school se, ghar se yeh awareness start karein. Lekin abhi school mein sikha rahein hai, good touches, bad touches, private parts lekin iska dusra pehlu bhi hai. Jaise us din meri beti chaye (6) saal ki hai, swimming kar rahi thi uske saath aur ek bachi bhi swimming kar rahi thi jiska age aath(8)-nau(9) saal ki hogi. Meri beti usko peeche se pakad liya, usne kaha, “don’t do this.”
Usne kaha, “Don’t do this”. Meri beti kaha-Why? Usne kaha This is my private part. Isme mujhe laga yeh bacche jab iske khelne kudne ke time, p-rivate parts leke itna conscious ho jaye to keya humlog do-chaar criminals ke liye uska innocence chin nehi raha hain? Aisehi baccho ko hum;log padai ke wajhese khelna kudna sab bandh kar diye, bacche ka anubhav bhi humlog chin liya aur is wajase humlog uska innocence bhi chin rahe hain. Iske baad mujhe lag rahe hain 2012 mein jo POCSO ain the, abhi uske saath jode huye, jo 10 saal tha usko 20 saal kiya hain, penalty bara ke death penalty kiy.
Lekin mujhe ek question sata rahe hain ki death penalty se crime kabhi kam hua? Agar hote to duniya mein crime nehin hote. Penalty ko wajah se, law ke wajah se, Bill ke wajah se crime kam nehi hua, kam nehi hoge. Aapko malum hain crime rate has increased even after Nirbhaya case. Humlog, aaj bhi sune Jharkhand mein tin saal k eek bacchi ko gang rape karke uska piece-piece karke usko maar daala. To matlab, is penalty, iss Bill, iss law jo crime karnewala usme kuch asaar nahin honewala. The proposed amendment on the Bill has again focused on punishment than prevention. Mujhe lagta prevention-ka bahut zaroorat hai, awareness bhi bahut zaroori hain. Death penalty se aap criminals ko penalty de rahe ho, lekin use jyada is deshme victims penalty pa rahe iske wajah se.
Sir, kisi ne kisi case ka report kore, uska penalty-punishment ho jaye, uska family ko threat aaye, us bacche ke upar pressure dale. Mujhe lagte hain is Bill me punishment
Uss bacche ke upar pressure dal rahe hai, mujhe lagta hai iss bill mein punishment se zyada victim ka security ka zyada dhyan dena chahiye. uske liye main ye bol rahi hu safe karne k liye usko protection dene ke liye kya law la rahe hai, yeh mujhe janna chahiye .
Second, iska time bounce kya hoga. Aise desh mein law ya jitna time chalta hai uska? aur ek kam hai jo bachche ka CWC mein yeh ghatneke baad CWC mein report karte hai, uske baad court mein jake bolte hai, woh jo phase hote hai, jitna bhi pyar se usko bolo ‘kya hai, kaise hua’- yeh jo barbar usko bolna parta hai, yeh traumatise hai. Isse kaise relief kare, kaise usko bachaye yeh sochna hai. Iske baad mentally challenged victims ko mujhe lagta hai uska kuch jagah hai nehi. Uske saath kaise zyada ho sakte hai usko expression dena bhi muskil baat hota hai, yeh.
Aur ek baat bolna chahti hu khatam karne se pehle. Early Marriage Act Bill iske sath jorna chahiye isliye aisa nehi ho sakte ek sindur aur ek mangalsutra ke baadle main, i mean baadle mein sex legalised ho jaye. So matlab wo chota bachche hai, uske saath ye bhi jore toh yeh law mujhe lagta hai achcha ho jayga. Aur itna der maine jo kaha as MP aur unhone jo suna Minister ke naate suna.Lekin abhi main ek Ma ke naate aur ek Ma se puch rahi hu Unnao ke jo ghatna ghate aur ghat rahi hai usme aap kya sochte hai,iska Kasoor kya hai uski . Sirf ek politician, powerful politician ka against mein larne ki himmat ki uske saach ko samne laya, yehi uska kasoor hai? aur isko chorke woh baki zindagi kaise guzaregi?
Aur third point hai I support this bill with this expectation Ma ki uttar mujhe milegi.
Thank You.