Click to play videoMumbai: People who ill-treat their elderly parents now face imprisonment in Maharashtra. The state cabinet has given its nod to this new law that punishes people for mistreating their old parents.
Seventy-five-year-old Rajaram Shevde has bruises on his arm, signs of the violent relationship he and his wife share with their unemployed son.
Shevde says he has already filed six police complaints against the 36-year-old son and yet he harasses him and his wife for money, a meager pension he can ill afford to part with.
Rajaram Shevde says, “He (his son) roars like a lion, he shouts at us, and then he threatens that he will kill us.
Shevde lives at the Dignity Foundation, an organisation that offers help to the elderly. Their helpline receives around 30 calls each day, clearly elder abuse is a rampant problem. Workers here say the new law will check future offenders.
Manager, Dignity Foundation Neha Shah says, “People stop giving money to their parents giving all kinds of excuses and they find themselves in a very difficult situations.
There are two sides to every story. Social workers also feel cases of the new legislation needs to be considered on a case-by-case basis so that the reasons for people who are unable to take care of their parents are also looked at.
Shevde says, “Implementation may take time, but at least he will know the consequences.”
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