There is a child on Niharika Rajput’s lap; her body is swollen with a wound on the forehead. One who walks around the place where the hunger strike is ongoing will have a first glance at the wound on the forehead, also the evidence of what she has gone through. She cannot move her body, but the 21-month-old infant keeps calling the mother because he frequently wants to be breastfed.
The thin mattress and blanket laid on the floor have become her support. Her presence clearly shows that she is going through a miserable pain. Yet, her vow also shows that she is against the judicial system of the nation.
It is believed that the court provides justice to everyone. But, this statement does not match Niharika Rajput, an unmarried mother. That is why she is staging a hunger strike in Basantapur for the last few days demanding justice following the crime that took place against her while she was a minor.
For the last three years, the court has failed to serve justice to her, but she has not lost hope. She is determined to punish the culprit.
“Unless justice is served, I will continue the hunger strike. The government must provide justice to me,” says Rajput.
