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Women face problems when it comes to occupying seats reserved for them in the buses. Etiher demand your right or change your mindset and get used sitting next to men, say our readers.
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EVEN if the rule is followed, its effectiveness still remains a question mark.
Often, we find energetic youngsters sitting comfortably, while the old, pregnant and handicapped stand suffering. This only shows their attitude towards fellow human beings.
Lekha K Nair
I B. Sc
Karpagam College
RESERVATION of seats for women is followed in State Transport Corporation buses, not in the private ones. This paves the way for eve teasing in private buses. Women should assert their rights whenever the rule is not followed.
N R Ravisankar
Coimbatore
RESERVATION for women, either in buses or in the Parliament and state legislatures is not happening. Irrespective of the route and time, men never bother to follow the reservation rule and simply ignore the instructions.
Jumna R Gopal
Coimbatore
EVEN though the rule is followed to an extent, it is violated during long distance journeys and the peak hours.
Men who occupy the seats meant for ladies never bother to get up.
This is highly condemnable. The conductors must intervene.
Vishalam Natarajan
Kovaipudur
THIS rule is followed only in the Southern states.
In most other states, a free seating system is followed. Women's opinions should be ascertained and depending on that, the existing system can be continued or a new one put in place.
E Sivasankaran
Parsn Halmark,
Nanjundapuram Road
THERE are two sides to this issue. First, when the rule exists, should it be followed or not?
Second, does it not result in discrimination, instead of eliminating it?
So why have reservation in buses at all?
Indhujah K K
Ramanathapuram
THE worst part is that the conductor of the bus never talks in favour of women and he supports only men saying that they are `regular commuters'.
The conductor should not be partial and must allocate seats for those who need them.
Ambika Ganesu B E
Madhusudan Nagar,
Civil Aerodrame Post
IN most town buses, the rule is being followed.
But, in mofussil services it is given a go-by.
Moreover, allocation of seats for women in town buses is inadequate.
P K Kochukuttan
Rathinapuri
SOUTH Indian women in general and the women of Tamil Nadu in particular, are reluctant to sit beside men other than their kith and kin.
Taking this into consideration, all bus operators have reserved seats for them.
In most cases, men don't encroach, but, a defiant few fail to follow the rule.
K D Viswanaathan
Thadagam Road
AS responsible persons, we should follow the rule voluntarily instead of blaming the authorities, who are in no position to enforce it strictly, simply because of the heavy crowd, especially during peak hours.
B Thiagarajan
Lecturer,
Bioinformatics Centre,
Dr G R Damodaran College of Science
LADIES with children and heavy luggage standing and men sitting comfortably pretending to gaze outside is a common sight in buses. Women who demand their place receive a cold response and a furious stare.
These men should realise that the same treatment will be meted out to the female members of their family when they commute in buses.
K S Nagarajan
Thudiyalur
EVEN if the reservation system is not followed, there is no need to worry as womenclaim themselves to be equal and are always ready to initiate action against misbehaviour.
Lalitha Mahesh
K K Pudur
WOMEN can travel in buses even if there is no reservation.
Seats should be reserved for the aged, physically handicapped, pregnant women and women with children.
Reservation should be for the people who really need it.
Purnima Ramakrishnan
R S Puram
GOVERNMENT buses follow this norm strictly even during peak hours.
This should be appreciated.
Rathimalar Rangarajan
Medur,
Karamadai
UNLESS women strongly assert their right to be seated in the reserved seats, men will continue to defy the rules.
Further, men should also respect woman's right to occupy a certain percentage of seats in buses.
Mere reservation is of no use since most women are unable to make use of this facility.
Meena Sundar
Tatabad
THERE are instances of two men occupying a two-seater bench reserved for women.
Even if one of them decides to give way for women, the other disagrees, making it impossible to follow the rule.
S Venkatachalam
Kavundampalayam
THE rule cannot be strictly followed because the seats reserved for women remain vacant in most cases in the non-peak hours.
Moreover the seats meant for men are fully occupied. Under such circumstances, men should be allowed to occupy the reserved seats.
Arvind Morarji
Oppanakara Street
THE rule is not strictly followed.
Men do not vacate the seats unless requested by the women.
In some cases, even women occupy men's seats, which are vacant.
V V Subramanian
Singanallur
OF late, reservation of seats has become meaningless.
`Ladies Special' buses manned by women conductors would be a better proposition as crowded peak hour city buses can ill-afford to leave empty seats for want of women commuters.
Y V Visweswaran
Advocate,
Ramnagar
EVERY bus has allotted only one-thirds of the seats for women. This is not enough.
At least half the seats must be reserved for women. Conductors and men should also cooperate by voluntarily offering seats for women.
R Radhakrishnan
Stanes HSS
OFTEN, we find men reserving the seats even before the bus halts at the bus stop.
Neither the conductor nor the women dares to question these men. In this situation, where is the question of separate seats for women?
M L Juliet
Coimbatore
WOMEN should get used to sitting besides men like their sisters in Mumbai and other places.
If they still want separate reservation, the rule must be implemented strictly. Adjustability should come naturally and the rule can be enforced as a last measure.
S Gopalan
K K Pudur
WHEN women claim that they are not inferior to men why should there be disparity in this?
Seats should be reserved only for those holding babies, the physically challenged and the elderly.
Lalitha K Raman
Race Course
THERE are a large number of working women in the city and travelling on the footboard has become quite common in town buses. Special ladies' buses can be operated during the peak hours.
R P Soundararajan
Sugarcane Breeding Institute
THE Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) should induct more all-women buses to overcome this problem.
V Ramathilagam
Peelamedu
A general overview will lead to the misconception that the rule is followed.
But, on scrutiny, you will see a different picture.
One need not be a feminist to raise a banner of protest against encroachment of seats meant for women.
Having men and women occupy either side of the bus as is being followed in Chennai will be helpful.
B Radha Devi
Lecturer
Nirmala College for Women
SINCE the number of men boarding a bus is quite high, they tend to occupy seats meant for women. Women have to be more alert in identifying men who occupy seats reserved for them.
Moreover, if men show more generosity in this regard, the need for reservation of seats for women can be completely eliminated.
K N Raj Kumar
Diplomats Inc., Peelamedu
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