NEW-BORN DIES IN WEST BENGAL BECAUSE OF EUNUCHS FORCIBLY TAKING HIM FOR DANCING-BEGGING

Bureau,Odishabarta

Delhi:It refers to a new-born baby dying because of eunuchs forcibly taking the child from his mother and dancing with the child in want of usual unhealthy practice of begging money. It is regretting that practice of begging and singing-dancing by transgenders still continues after legislation of The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019.

Practice of begging through singing-dancing by eunuchs should be made non-bailable offence. Dancing eunuchs make unreasonable demands in thousands of rupees on happy occasions like marriages and entrance-ceremonies of new homes, apart from begging at road-crossings. Even giving transgender-child by parents to eunuch-community, and eunuchs accepting transgender-child from their parents should also be strictly banned. It is to be noted that even some men pose themselves as eunuchs for earning money.

An era should be there whereby transgenders may not separately in a society of their own, but may lead normal life in families of their birth. It is indeed pity that even the respectable and affording families disown their own eunuch-children. Just 22 transgenders applied for under-graduate courses combinedly in thee universities in Delhi namely Delhi University, Jamia University and Ambedkar University.

While all other criterion for reservation like cast or religion is man-made, eunuchs are dominated section of society created by nature. Transgenders should be given admission in any private or government school or college even without any merit. Eunuchs should not only be given priority in government-jobs, but also private institutions giving employment of eunuchs should be encouraged by providing special subsidy on wages paid to eunuchs. Seats should be reserved for eunuchs in legislature.

Input;Ms.Madhu