It's raining pesky daughters-in-law - All India Mother-in-Law Protection Forum ( AIMPF) gets calls from mother in laws victimised by their tormenting bahus

It's raining pesky daughters-in-law - All India Mother-in-Law Protection Forum ( AIMPF) gets  calls from mother in laws victimised by their tormenting bahus

CHANDIGARH: It seems that the city is flooded with troublesome daughters-in-laws. Within a day of its launch, the Chandigarh unit of All India Mother-in-Law Protection Forum ( AIMPF) received at least 55 calls, mostly from harassed women, claiming they were fed up with the torment of their 'bahus'.

Talking to TOI on Monday evening, unit incharge Manjit Puri claimed that the helpline began ringing as early as 6:45am, and the torrent continued throughout the day, with most of the 'victims' breaking down while relating their woeful tales.
The callers were not from the city alone, but extended to Punjab and Haryana and included mothers-in-law, sisters-in-law and even fathers-in-law, she added.

"While praying to save her from the clutches of her daughter-in-law, one caller said that after her only son got married, things were going smoothly till they came to know about his wife's affair that was still not over. In a dramatic bid, the daughter-in-law tried to commit suicide. Later, she shifted to her parent's house and filed a case for abetment," Puri said.

Another distressed caller reportedly told Puri how her daughter-in-law moved out over a minor altercation. "The girl's relatives then beat up her in-laws and left them locked in a room of their house. When they lodged a complaint, the accused were arrested on minor charges but soon let off," Puri related.

She said most of the complaints were about the tilted laws that worked in favour of the daughters-in-law. "When the girl complains, police takes immediate action. But when the boy complaints, authorities hardly take note," she added.

"It is not just the men who suffer due to false cases under 498A (cruelty for dowry). Even their elderly parents and other family members are dragged to the jail," said Puri, who attended most of the 55 calls.

There were heart-rending calls from mothers who said they couldn't bear to see their sons, husbands and other kin insulted in full public view by scheming daughters-in-law.

"I have asked the callers to attend the next meeting of the forum on September 12. The line of action includes talking to legal experts and informing them about our plight," Puri said.

The front, headquartered at Bangalore, was launched on September 6 last year.

The Chandigarh unit began functioning on Sunday.

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slideshow of AIMPF chandigarh launch and related news also @

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Kyunki saas can also be at the receiving end -AIMPF Chandigarh launched – slideshow

Kyunki saas can also be at the receiving end AIMPF Chandigarh launched

   

AIMPF Chandigarh

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CHANDIGARH: The word 'saas' mostly brings to mind the wicked mother-in-law (MIL), intent on making life miserable for her son's wife. Such is the impact of negative representations of MILs through popular media that even women who are harassed by their daughters-in-law do not get adequate hearing. Extending a helping hand to these mothers, All India Mother-in-Law Protection Forum (AIMPF), a non-funded and non-profit social forum, inaugurated its Chandigarh chapter on Sunday.

The AIMPF, whose headquarter is in Bangalore, was launched on September 6 last year. The Chandigarh unit would cater to the city, as well as other states of Punjab, Haryana and HP.

Coordinator for Chandigarh chapter, Manjit Puri, said: "MILs will not bear the harassment any further. They are being discriminated against, despite their generosity." Besides Puri, Suman Nayyar, Nisha and Jaswinder Kaur Saini would be looking after the city affairs through a helpline - 9569563161.

"At the end of the day, it's the MIL who gives her son and property to her daughter-in-law. And she is the one who has to face the brunt of the fallacy as she's held responsible in case the marriage does not work," Puri added. The latter's son, Lukhwinder, said: "Before our marriage, my wife, Jatinder Kaur, said she was a spinster. We later came to know that she was married not once but twice. She would pick up fights and even demanded that my mother should leave our house. After I did not agree, she vanished, only to be found at her parent's house after a week. She even threatened to commit suicide."

Another 'victim', Arun Kumar, said, "I got married in 2008. My wife soon began harassing my 60-year-old mother. She said she couldn't cook and wanted a maid. Though she returned to her parent's house, they slapped a case against us." Kumar, who had gone to England on a work visa, says the case has meant that he can't return there.

In a National Family Health Survey on 30,000 women from different parts of India, it was revealed that in the age range of 15-49, it is the mother of the woman who perpetrates more violence on her rather than her MIL.

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http://www.theindiapost.com/chandigarh/chandigarh-observes-first-anniversary-of-aimpf-launches-local-chapter/
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http://oneclick.indiatimes.com/article/05qG5JlgvI2aP?q=Bangalore
http://www.theindiapost.com/chandigarh/first-anniversary-and-launch-of-all-india-mother-in-law-protection-forum/
http://www.daylife.com/topic/Bangalore

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http://www.deccanherald.com/content/94599/harassed-mothers-law-chandigarh-find.html
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http://iplextra.indiatimes.com/article/05qG5JlgvI2aP?q=Mother
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