Women's Anger Spills onto the Streets in Ladhauli
Village Ladhauli, under the Sikandarpurvaishya police station area of Kasganj district in Uttar Pradesh, became the scene of a fierce protest when dozens of women marched together to a liquor shop that had been operating in the heart of a densely populated neighbourhood. The women raised loud slogans outside the shop and went on to vandalize it, smashing bottles on the premises. News of the uproar reached local police and excise department officials quickly, and they arrived at the spot with their teams to bring the situation under control.
A Tragedy That Could No Longer Be Ignored
The women protesting at the site are clear about their grievance: the liquor shop in the middle of a residential locality has completely poisoned the atmosphere of the area. Men drink all day and cause disturbances, they say, and multiple families have been left devastated as a result. To drive home the gravity of the situation, the women cited a deeply disturbing recent incident. A husband, drunk on liquor, had beaten his wife savagely. Unable to endure the torture any longer, the woman consumed poison along with her innocent children, and she died. That tragedy became the breaking point for the village's women and residents, who had long been harbouring anger against the administration over this very issue.
An Ultimatum Issued, Assurances Given
When the police and excise officials arrived, the women wasted no time in stating their demand plainly: the liquor shop must be relocated away from the residential area immediately. They warned that if concrete administrative action was not taken soon, they would not sit quietly and would be compelled to stage an even larger, more aggressive demonstration. For now, officials engaged with the women, managed to calm them down, and gave an assurance that appropriate action would be taken in the matter.
