Girls are future mothers of humankind. Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) said, “Paradise lies beneath the feet of mother.” Innocent baby girls – mothers of future generations – are being massacred mercilessly in India. Menace of female foeticide has assumed alarming proportions. According to an authentic survey about one crore baby girls were killed the last two decades, not in rural areas but in educated and rich urban India. Percentage of female foeticide is highest in economically and educationally advanced states of India. It is barbarous, cruel and immoral. It is a heinous crime against humanity and the nation.
Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques Act (PNDTA) should be strictly enforced to curb female foeticide, sex selective abortions, etc. All those involved in this inhuman and anti-national practice of killing innocent girls must get deterrent and harsh punishments.
G. Hasnain Kaif
Bhandara, M.S