When Anita Narre stormed out of the house, she just had one request; let me flush.
According to BBC reports, the newlywed woman in India left home because they had no toilet and returned only when her husband built one.
Her husband Shivram, a daily wage worker, said he had not been able to have a toilet at home for lack of money. He said his newly constructed toilet, built on his savings and “some support from the village council,” convinced his wife to come back home after eight days.
An NGO announced a $10,000 reward for Mrs. Narre for her “brave” decision and forcing her husband to build a toilet, BBC reported
Lack of sanitation is a serious problem in India which more than half a billion people still suffer from.
Anita emphasized woman’s rights to have access to proper sanitation in an interview.
“It is not nice for women to go outside to defecate. That’s why every home should have a toilet. Those who don’t should make sure there is one,” she told the BBC.
But under new local laws in states like Chhattisgarh, representatives are obliged to construct a flush toilet in their own home within a year of being elected. Those who fail to do so face dismissal.
The law making toilets mandatory has been introduced in several Indian states as part of the “sanitation for all” drive by the Indian government.
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‘변기가 없어서…’ 인도서 새댁 가출
인도에서 한 여성이 집에 변기가 없는 것에 시위하며 가출해서 화제가 되고 있다.
영국의 BBC방송은 신혼부부인 나레씨 가정에서 부인인 아니타 씨가 남편 시브람씨에게 변기를 설치해줄 것을 요구하며 집을 나갔다고 14일 보도했다.
시브람씨는 자신이 저축해놓은 돈과 “마을 의회의 도움으로” 변기를 설치해서 부인의 마음을 되돌릴 수 있었다고 밝혔다.
5억 명이 넘는 사람들이 위생시설의 부재로 고통받고 있는 인도에서 이는 심각한 문제다.
챠티스가르 등 일부 주에서는 모든 의원이 당선 후 1년 이내에 집에 변기를 설치할 것을 정해놓고 있다. 만약 이를 따르지 않은 자는 제명된다.
아니타 씨는 여성들이 바깥에서 볼일을 보는 것은 좋지 않다며 “모든 집에 변기를 설치해야 한다”고 역설했다.
한 NGO단체는 그녀의 “용감한 결정”에 대해 만 달러의 상금을 수여하기로 했다고 밝혔다.
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