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RSS chief stokes fresh controversy with
marriage comment
Sunday January 06, 2013 09:17:24 PM,
IANS
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Indore/New
Delhi: RSS
chief Mohan Bhagwat stoked a new controversy Sunday with his
comment that marriage was a contract and a man could disown his
wife if she violates its terms of looking after his household.
Hours after the comments were aired by the media, RSS spokesperson
Ram Madhav clarified that Bhagwat had been misrepresented and he
had spoken about the western marriage system and not the Indian
marriage system.
Speaking at a rally in Indore Saturday, Bhagwat said a woman is
bound by contract to husband to look after him.
There was a theory of social contract and a deal is finalised
between the wife and husband, said Bhagwat, who created a stir
earlier this week with his claim that rapes hardly take place in
rural but occur frequently in urban India.
"The husband says you take care of my house and I will take care
of your needs, keep you safe," Bhagwat said and added that they
stay together till the contract works and if the wife violates it,
he can leave her.
Asked about the remarks, Madhav said that the projection of
Bhagwat's views in the media was "very unfortunate".
He said the media had projected as if the RSS chief had spoken
about the Indian marriage system being contractual but he had
spoken about the western marriage system.
"He (Bhagwat) went on to say that the Indian marriage system is
very sacred... He was misrepresented. He did not say Indian
marriage system was contractual," said Madhav.
Bhagwat had Friday triggered a raging controversy with his remark
that rape was primarily prevalent in Indian cities and not in
rural India.
His remarks had drawn condemnation from the Congress, the
Communist Party of India-Marxist and various women's organisations
but the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said that RSS chief's remarks
had to be seen in proper perspective.
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