@ fight censor: The issue that this blog tried to address is on the new age proposed bill on paying wages to the wife, that too from the husband. My dear friend, the fact that you have highlighted is about the BPL families. Now you tell me the point how much and what amount should a poor husband devote to his wife knowing there are like 4-5 children and considering the effort and pain that the wife undergoes. I agree with you that most men from the BPL strata spend their hard earned money on liquor, but formulating a law and asking him to hand over the entire or part to his wide as her salary will not help his bad habits. Instead of paying salaries to wife it should be mandated that she gets proper legal and societal help when her husband cheats on her. If a drunkard husband start paying his wife for her work, he will very likely continue his weird boosing habit and will offcourse take a bad toll on her, knowing that he pays her! Please rethink your point. Our soceity needs to be strong enough, the laws for domestic violence and social security should be made more enforceable, rather than eyewashing all with a new proposed law. You are right to point out that the new bill is a target to win the BPL vote bank!!

Hence, you got it all wrong Ms. Mukherjee, to further prove that our position is somewhat correct, here’s a report that a friend from BBC filed today, this has been rather customary in a much more ‘evolved’ society such as Japan, where not just 10 or 20 percent is dedicated to the household but the man gives all of his salary to his wife, who then decides how much she can spare for man and his pocket money: “Japanese wives controlling the family purse strings.”