Ashish, i am trying to continue from where Suruchi left. Collective action in this case is taken by all the three parties concerned: the state through the police, the extremist outfit, and the girls who were targeted. Now, on Valentines Day the police managed to detain quite a handful of the organisations' supporters which is a big achievement considering the fact that the outfit belongs to members of the majority caste. Taking a cue from what happened majority of the couples in Mangalore have not ventured out this V day. However a major question remains unanswered? Does collective action and mass scale public out cry always lead to the desired results? Not always, as we all would learn soon.
The National Commission for Women instead of supporting the women, who were targeted, has out rightly blamed security lapses during the incident. The Commission in a statement said that it will recommend cancellation of licence of the restaurant as it was supposed to serve only food to guests.
Should we jump to any conclusions after this statement or wait for the entire proceedings to take place? Your guess is as good as mine....
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