India has traditionally grappled with the problem of domestic abuse that women face at the hands of their menfolk. Despite most cases going unreported, over 113,400 such incidents were recorded in 2015.

 

一直以来，印度都在努力解决女性面临的丈夫家暴问题。尽管大多数被家暴者都没有报案，但2015年还是有113400起家暴案记录在册。

 

Now, in order to curb¹ domestic abuse, a politician in the state of Madhya Pradesh has come up with a bizarre solution, that urges newly wed² women to beat up their violent husbands.

 

Over 700 brides were 'gifted' wooden paddles (popularly known as mogri) by this politician at a mass wedding ceremony. And he's reportedly ordered for many more.

 

These logs of wood carry messages like 'For beating drunkards' or 'Police won't intervene' and urge women to set their husbands right if they ill-treat them.

 

"Women say whenever their husbands get drunk they become violent. Their savings³ are taken away and splurged on liquor... they should let the wooden paddles do the talking," the politician told AFP.

 

However, he clarified that this isn't an attempt to provoke the women, but a mere⁴ effort to curb the violence they face.

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