Hello friends , In view of the responses of the members on the issue I would like to say that Constitutional protection to the disabled is inevitable .The Constitution is the basic law of the land ,I am surprised that the founding fathers of the nation made every effort to make the best and the most detailed Constitution in the world ;it gave protection to SC/St ,Women,OBcs but forgot to mention disability as a ground while drafting important Articles like Article 15,16 etc. .True the protection of Article 21 is available to the disabled people but in very few cases the court has invoked this Article in matters affecting the disable community .coming to this particular issue of harassment I strongly feel that there is little sensitization among the people regarding ill treatment given to the disabled people .Sorry if it offends anyone but most of you would agree that people in general do not consider the ill treatment given to any disabled person as something against law ,something illegal or as an act invoking criminality .Even the disabled person in general accepts the behavior and does not complaint .It is well known fact that people would treat you as you would allow them to treat you.Akilesh I really do not remember what provisions in IPC you are mentioning ,even than I strongly advocate constitutional protection and a separate law too like the protection of civil right in case of SC and ST .Legal experts would recognize the need and the urgency of such a Constitutional protection .Dinesh you are right to point out that we are a minority and politicians do not take us seriously but somewhere we as community has failed to make our voices felt .There is a strong need for a pressure group to lobby for the issues affecting the disabled .We should work for political empowerment of the disable community if we want any significant change in our state of affairs .There is also a need for political representation of the disabled people ,we should demand reservation in the Parliament and the state legislatures .One member has suggested some modalities for organizing the disabled people on the matter of demanding Constitutional protection they are good and worth considering .However we need continued and planned strategies for the struggle Thanks..
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