WEST CHAMPARAN -THARU WOMEN ONLY-POLICE BATTALION IN BIHAR: EMPOWERING THE EXPLOITED

 WEST CHAMPARAN -THARU  WOMEN ONLY-POLICE BATTALION IN BIHAR: 

EMPOWERING THE EXPLOITED 

The Tharu women enjoy a dominant position in the society of Tharu Tribe. It may seem to be paradox to us that in a patriarchal society, which the Tharus of West Champaran have, women do command a very respectable position in their society. Most importantly, girls are not taken as burden on the family.

The customs of the Tharu women of West Champaran appear to be very unique and interesting for it gives a lot of elbowroom for the lady-in-charge of the house to maintain her dominance.

But irony is that these beautiful, innocent, intelligent but vulnerable simple Tharu women are branded as corrupt & characterless by the Bajians ( other than the Tharus) and all kinds of oppression and sexual exploitation seem to have been practiced and perpetrated upon them for decades. 

In this kind of a grim atmosphere/ situation the news of creation of a new battalion of Tribal women is definitely a welcome step. In fact it should have come up long back looking at the graveness of the problem thus saving the lives of hundreds of Tharu women from exploitation. 

Image (C) Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha

The battalion "Bihar Swabhiman Police Battalion" (BSPB) will comprise of women belonging to Tharu tribe only.This battallion will be the first of its kind as nowhere in the country we have battalion comprising of Tharu women only. This battalion has been sanctioned 992 posts right from Commandant to Assistants. It would be an armed battalion stationed in Champaran region created for social uplift of the Tharu tribe & empowerment of their women.The State of Bihar has already a separate Mahila battalion but this new battalion would be different in the sense that it would be exclusively for Tharu women only. Empowering the exploited.Is not it ?

Will this not help also  in stopping " immoral trafficking" of the innocent Tharu women  widely prevalent in the Tharuhat of West Champaran?