(a) whether the Government has received reports of glorification of practice of ‘Sati’ by official publications brought out by Rajasthan Government;
(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the preventive action taken by the Central Government in this regard;
(c) whether Government is aware of ‘Sati’ incident in Banda district of UP; and
(d) if so, the details thereof alongwith the action taken to stop practices?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI KANTI SINGH)
(a) According to the information made available to the
Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Women
and Child Development, the State Government has denied that
the practice of sati has been glorified in its official
publication.
(b) Does not arise.
(c)&(d) The State Government of Uttar Pradesh has informed
that in an incident of alleged act of sati on 7.5.2005 in
Banda District, the burnt remains of a woman aged 75 years
was found on the funeral pyre of her deceased husband. As
informed by the State Government, there has been no worship
of sati at the funeral site. The District Magistrate and
Additional Police Superintendent have initiated an inquiry
into the incident.
The primary responsibility for enforcement of the
Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987 lies with the
concerned State Government.