What the heck

Another stupid law in the making it seems. The Maharashtra government is planning to make a law planning to make HIV checkup compulsory before marriage.

Sounds good. But any similar concerns for the farmer suicides also ? Any concerns for the crashing infrastructure of Mumbai ? Water supply having sewage ? Seems the governments are learning the simple principle. Create smoke screen of all the inefficient services they provide. Keep people busy talking things that make no sense. That prevents people from looking at real matters.

Now coming to the point. Let us take a hypothetical marriage between person X and Y. X is HIV positive and does not know about it. They meet or their parents meet and the marriage is fixed. HIV test happens. The marriage breaks. You saved Y. But what about X. We are still a nation where school kids were not allowed to attend schools because their parents were HIV+. What happens to the social life and the circle of Mr. X. Has the government been able to create a society that does not discriminate people of basis of their HIV status. Has it been able to create a government office that does not discriminate people on that basis. Can the MLA heading the committee assure me that he will not hesitate in meeting and dining with an HIV + person.

If two adults are marrying by consensus, its up to them to decide their past, present and future. If the government were to educate people about HIV, that would be good. Great. That’s their job, but a government meddling in affairs without setting its house in order, without taking the pre steps before taking the next step is a disaster waiting to happen.