By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court verdict legalising gay sex will open the floodgates of immorality in the country. This will not only destroy human values and sacred family relations it will also destablise the social fabric and family structure, said Dr Manzoor Alam, Chairman, Institute of Objective Studies, opening a seminar on the issue at India Islamic Cultural Centre in New Delhi today.
“The Delhi High Court verdict reflects the sentiments of a minuscule minority while the voice of 99.9% of Indian population was ignored,” said Dr Alam at the seminar organized by Institute of Objective Studies on The Delhi High Court Judgement: Section 377 IPC and its Consequences.
The verdict scrapping the Section 377 of IPC which had till then held as criminal act sexual intercourse against the order of nature has infact brought to fore several clashes and conflicts that are serious in nature and confronting the country, he said.
The verdict manifests clashes between various groups and values: elit vs non-elite, rich vs poor, saner vs non-saner, creating national leadership of India vs following leadership of others, dignity of mankind vs indignity of mankind, and natural vs unnatural.
While Section 377 was hardly ever used to criminalize private sexual acts though unnatural, yet it was decriminalized for some great purpose — to destablise the morality of the country, to turn it into a sex industry, said Dr Alam.
Blasting the argument that Section 377 was brought by the Britishers about a150 years ago, and thus it should have been changed as it was too old, Dr Alam asked: if the sacred relations between son and father, mother and daughter and brother and sister which have been practiced since time immemorial should also be changed.
Delivering keynote address Purshottanam Mulloli, General Convenor, Joint Action Committee, Kannur, lambasted Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily for allegedly influency the courts.
“Moily’s statement praising Delhi High Court order two days ago while the case is pending in the Supreme Court is highly objectionable,” Dr Mulloli said adding that the statement amounts to influence the court.
Mr Moily had did the same 10 days before the Delhi High Court order when he he said he will do something in this regard and that legalization of gay sex will be important to protect one from HIV/AIDS.
While lamenting the media for glorifying the gay sex and insulting religious leaders for their opposition of the issue, Dr Mulloli stressed the need for religious people to come to street against the verdict.