Chowmein Behind Rise in Rapes in Indian Town?

Jitender Chhatar, a member of a town council, in Haryana, India attempted to explain a rise in rapes. The councilman claims that the recent rise in rape cases is the fault of chowmein. "To my understanding, consumption of fast food contributes to such incidents. Chowmein leads to hormonal imbalance evoking an urge to indulge in such acts."

Other town ouncil members, congress members, and ministers have also tried to place the blame for the increase of rapes, in their town. Sube Singh says that rapes would disappear if all females were married off by the age of sixteen. Congress chief Phool Chand Mullana and education minister Geeta Bhukkal put forth that the rape cases are a conspiracy against the state government. And Congress member Dharamvir Goyat said that at least ninety percent of the cases had actually been consensual.

Some however tried to put actual reasons on the table. Former minister and Congress MLA Sampat Singh said that a "lack of intellectual growth" was the reason behind rising crime against women. "People might have prospered but have not become mature enough to understand their responsibilities towards society and in some cases towards their families even. Generally, families hardly monitor the activities of their children, especially the sons, who are later found to be involved in such acts."

Hopefully more intelligent people, like Singh, will be able to persuade the rest of the government to reason. If they can, with some effort, rapes will decrease in the area, and the women of Haryana will be safer.