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一 |     New Delhi, Oct 14 (UNI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued notices to Union Ministries of Women & Child Development, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, the governments of Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra over menace of Devadasi system, calling for a detailed report in the matter.

The report must contain the supporting data mentioning the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the authorities to prevent the Devadasi system and to provide the Devadasis rehabilitation and social security so that they could lead their lives with dignity. It should also mention whether any local laws have been enacted in the States to prevent such social evil, and if not what steps have been proposed to be taken to eradicate it, NHRC in a statement stated.

The Commission took suo motu cognizance of a media report on the continued menace of Devadasi system, especially in southern part of India. Reportedly, the Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh governments had declared this tradition of Devadasi as illegal in the year 1982 and 1988, respectively. However, reportedly, over 70,000 women have been leading their lives as Devadasi in Karnataka alone, it stated.

A Commission constituted under the chairmanship of Justice Raghunath Rao had reportedly held that there are 80,000 Devadasis in the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, it added.

Issuing the notices, the Commission observed that a few years back, it had received a complaint regarding the malpractice of Devadasi in the States of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. In response to its notices, the state authorities had denied the allegations. Various laws have also been enacted in the past to stop the malpractice of the Devadasi system but it is still prevailing, as the news report indicates. The Apex Court has also taken a stern stance in condemning the malpractice of dedicating young girls as Devadasis. It has described the practice as an evil done to women by subjecting them to sexual exploitation and prostitution. This is a serious issue of violation of Right to Life, Dignity and Equality of these victim women, it added.

UNI CM SHK2145。    “除结婚酒、丧事以外的都属于无事酒，一律禁止滥办”“结婚酒需提前10天到社区居委会进行书面申报”“丧事可以在事中或事后5个工作日内到社区居委会报备”“如有不听劝阻滥办酒席的将由公安机关、市场监管局、消防等多家部门联合执法，所造成的后果由举办人和承办人自行承担”……　　近日，重庆市南川区东城街道北郊社区居委会下发的一则《通知》引起舆论关注。该《通知》表示，做出上述规定的目的是“为了进一步遏制滥办宴席的不良风气”。　　南川区文明办一位工作人员对媒体表示，区内婚丧宴需要填申请报备表，诸如升学宴、乔迁宴等宴席属于无事酒，“目前的政策是一律不准办”。　　有的当地居民对此表示赞同，“在外打工一年省下来的钱，一个腊月、一个正月酒席钱支出就花光了”“风气极其不正，大家被迫不停摆酒收钱”。

二 | 但也有居民表示，社区将满月酒、老人寿宴等宴请也一律禁办并不妥当。　　4月9日，南川区文明办发布情况说明称，该区启动了滥办宴席专项治理工作，个别街道社区在工作执行过程中对政策理解存在偏差，存在工作方式“简单化”“一刀切”等问题，已指导相关街道社区立即停止不当做法。　　红星新闻记者注意到，今年4月起，南川区多个社区都发布了类似整治滥办宴席的通知，内容也几乎类似。　　南川区南城街道南园路社区工作人员称，社区也发布了类似的通知，从4月1日起开始执行。该工作人员表示，结婚办酒要提前报备且仅限于初婚，丧事可以在事后5天内到社区报备。“如果请客范围在8桌之内，且不收礼金的话，则算是家宴，不在范围内。像那种（办宴席）大张旗鼓，还要打个横幅，而且明确收取礼金的话，就肯定不行。”　　此外，东城街道鼓楼坝社区工作人员也表示，社区发布了整治滥办宴席的通知，“除了婚宴和丧事的宴席，其他都叫无事宴，但在家里面，亲戚聚在一起，小范围内的家宴或聚会则又是另外一回事。”　　对此事，红星新闻记者咨询了南川区委宣传部。一名工作人员称，该部门在2020年就已经发布过类似通知，该地一直提倡除了红白喜事之外，其他宴席一律最好不办。　　该如何移风易俗　　婚丧嫁娶、节庆祭祀是老百姓日常生活的重要组成部分。这些日常生活该怎么过，各地有各地的风俗。这些风俗有些已经传承多年，根深蒂固不易变革；有些是新兴的时尚，流风所向势难逆转。一纸公文就想快速改变传统的生活方式，并不容易做到。

三 | 　　风俗并非不可移易，但是如何移易，却很有技巧。

四 | 在这方面，古人曾经留下过许多经验和教训。周初，太公和周公分封于齐鲁两地。

五 | 周公之子伯禽到了鲁地之后，“变其礼，革其俗”，强力推行周礼，足足推行了三年才有所成效。而太公到了齐地之后，“因其俗、简其礼，通工商之业，便鱼盐之利”，五月而政成。周公知道以后感叹说，姜太公治理齐国，“平易近人，人必归之”，可以想见以后齐国要强盛于鲁。历史证明了周公的预言，在齐鲁两国共同的历史中，齐国政治开放灵活，齐强鲁弱的局面伴随始终。　　可见，移易风俗的方式方法必须简便易行、因势利导，其作用结果必然是“平易近人，人必归之”。　　（图源网络 中国小康网综合中国新闻周刊、红星新闻、光明日报）。