PATIALA: The public support is the need of the hour in curtailing the present trend of the female foeticide from this society and this is not possible without bringing in full awareness among the masses against this social evil. This was stated by the civil judge senior division cum secretary district legal services authority, K.K.Karir.

He made these remarks while addressing a seminar on the female foeticide at village Sensarwal. The seminar was being organized by the village panchayat. Before addressing the seminar he also inaugurated an exhibition put up by the health department covering the topics of female foeticide , AIDS and intoxication etc.

Karir said that if not checked in time than this issue would become a serious matter in the coming days as the male –female ratio was taking an ugly turn. He also mentioned the case of this village where the number of girls against the boys was very low here number of girls is 21 against the number of boys 48. He said that though the law had a capacity to punish the guilties but so far he believes in pursuing the people to shun this path. He urged the people to know that if there is no girl in the world than how the human beings will get birth on this earth. So he exhorted the people to immediately change their mind set over this issue to save the humanity from vanishing.

Others who also addressed this seminar included Balbir Singh Billing, president of the patiala bar association, Nanu Ram, assistant district attorney, Dr Surjit Singh, medical officer of kauli, and Surat Singh, deputy mass media officer of the health department. Whereas others who were also present on this occasion included Dr Krishan Sharma, senior medical officer, Dr Kiranjot Kaur, district health officer, and the mass media officer, Dr Joginder Singh etc.In his address Billing exhorted the women to strictly oppose the female foeticide as and when the matter comes across them at any stage and if necessary than must adopt the legal path to save the humanity.