Question

Why social evil in India should be banned?

Answer 1

creating awareness on the ills of inhuman practices is a prerequisite before enacting laws to eradicate the same, said social welfare minister kagodu thimmappa on monday. he was inaugurating a seminar on `inhuman practices among sc/st, bc and minorities', jointly organised by the karnataka state sc/st development corporation and state resources centre. no law will be effective if collective consciousness of the people is not aroused by sustained campaign against such practices. ``on the other hand, there is a danger of people mocking at such laws,'' he admitted. thimmappa cited an instance where the government banned the ajalu (mixing human nails with food) system, prevailing among bcs of dakshina kannada district. opinion-makers and social workers had demanded a ban, but after that was done, nobody came forward to take the message to the people. ``eradicating an evil needs deeper commitment and conviction and shouldn't be reduced to a mere academic exercise,'' he noted. admitting that the task of eradicating deep-rooted social evils is gigantic as well as ticklish, thimmappa said he's aware of the political consequences of such an exercise, but is prepared to take risk in rooting out them. ``it is high time that we demonstrate political will.'' he took intellectuals and scientists to task for being hypocrites and termed them more dangerous to the society than those practising evil practices out of ignorance. educationist h. narasimhaiah said developing scientific temper among the people is the only way to eradicate such evils.