This is how it started:
On 5th Feb, the Cauvery verdict was announced. A local KMF retailer in my neighbourhood overcharges each time there is a hint of trouble in the city. At 8:30 in the evening, my wife went to buy milk from this chap. As usual he was demanding more money than the MRP. She brought to his notice that overcharging is illegal under the Packaged Commodities Rules (PCR), which state that any trader charging more than the MRP mentioned on the package can be prosecuted. Upon hearing this, he turned extremely abusive and verbally assaulted her. He insulted her, threatened her with physical and sexual harm and physically intimidated her. A crowd gathered but nary a person came to her rescue and to restrain the milkman. …
Hawkeye and his wife decide to pursue this case — which has aspects of both consumer rights, and sexual harassment — through all the official channels available to them all of us: the police, the Karnataka Milk Federation, the Consumer forums … He has been updating his blog (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), and I wish him all the luck — and courage, too — to see this thing through.
Comments
Comments are closed on this post.