The Supreme Court Monday had asked the Indian government to examine the feasibility of having a stringent penal law akin to the one in Bangladesh to deal with cases of women and young girls being attacked with acid. It has also asked the government to examine the feasibility of regulating the sale of acid on the lines of provisions in Bangladesh. India's neighbouring country has an Acid Control Order, which regulates the sale of the material. But in India it is available for sale across the counter and proves to be a lethal weapon in the hands of people with a criminal bent of mind.
This was way back in April, 2008 and as always the government has failed to act with any sort of urgency. The matter is still caught up in bureaucratic red tape and in all probability will not see the light of day anytime soon.
Meanwhile, countless women across the country bear the brunt of these barbaric cowardly attacks most commonly at the hands of shunned "lovers".
What fine people are running this country....
