3 animal
rights activists from Navi Mumbai Awarded
By Dinesh
Kamath
NAVI MUMBAI: Three women of Navi Mumbai,
who are animal rights activists, were conferred upon the Women Achievers Awards
at Powai during International Women's Day on Thursday.
These three activists are Aditi Lahiri, Roshni
Majumdar and Rinki Banerji. They were awarded for bravely fighting for the
cause of animal welfare in Navi Mumbai. The award function was organised by
Young Environmentalists Programme Trust.
Aditi Lahiri is a cancer patient but yet she makes
time to help stray animals in Navi Mumbai. She has been doing this noble job
for over 10 years. Aditi finds it tough to fight for stray dogs and cats, since
there are many animal haters who display open hostility towards animals. They
even poison these poor animals to death. Aditi feels that there should be proper
animal centres to carry out effective sterilizations of the strays. She fails
to understand as to why humans are unable to show love and affection for these mute
animals.
Roshni Majumdar is a MBA student. A few days back,
she was in the news when she was beaten up and molested by hooligans in Sanpada.
They harmed her badly only because she went to the rescue of and began feeding an
injured stray dog. Six young persons attacked her and her cousin. But she was
brave enough to get these goons arrested. Her cousin against whom a false
police complaint was lodged had to undergo untold harassment.
Rinki Banerji also underwent somewhat similar
experience when she was assaulted by a mob of animal-haters in New Panvel. She
too had gone to the rescue of the stray dogs.
Organiser Elsie Gabriel of YEPT was all praise for
these three ladies of Navi Mumbai who deservedly won awards for bravely
displaying their love and affection for animals and for fighting for their
rights.
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