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| Seema vs Jyoti: 'Praising one but criticizing the other, what a double standard' Indian social media debate |
On social media in India, while Seema Haider, who came to India from Pakistan, is the center of discussion, Jyoti Maurya is also being discussed and many people are comparing these two women.
Jyoti Maurya holds the post of Deputy Collector in Uttar Pradesh, the largest state of India, while Seema Haider has arrived in Uttar Pradesh from Pakistan with her four children in love with Sachin, an Indian youth.
Jyoti's husband Alok Maurya has alleged that she left him after becoming Deputy Collector. Alok also said that he took a loan for his wife's studies, which made her successful.
The discussion about these two women is in full swing on social media, but people's opinions are divided. Most people say that both women did the same thing (leaving their husbands) but one is being praised while the other is being criticized.
Some people also say that it is a personal matter of these women, while others are describing it as having a long-term effect on society.
Although Jyoti's case has been a topic of discussion in the Indian media and social media for a month now, the Seema Haider incident has brought it to the fore once again.
A user named Kamauni Deepti shared the NDTV news and wrote, "How hypocritical that Jyoti Maurya is a bad woman because she left her husband but Seema Haider is being praised and called sister-in-law." Although she also left her husband while Sachin is being portrayed as a hero.
A Twitter handle called Human Rights Justice Association wrote that 'Jyoti Maurya is being abused because she left her husband, on the other hand, a decade of love is being given in the name of Seema Haider, who came from Pakistan. While Seema has also left her husband. Why this double attitude?
On Jyoti's trolling and Seema Haider's praise, a user wrote that 'Jyoti is a strong, educated and independent woman who, given the opportunity, chose development over family, that's why she is being abused. Seema Haider left Islam and became a Hindu, so no one has any objection to her being a Pakistani, nor to her leaving her own husband.
SP Bharatiya wrote that 'Jyoti Maurya mother of two children left her husband, and Seema Haider mother of four children left her husband. The society that was abusing Jyoti Maurya is celebrating Seema Haider. Maurya is Indian and Seema is Pakistani. Is there a double standard of anger?
A user named Shilpa Thakur wrote that 'Those praising Seema Haider are abusing Jyoti Maurya. Seema left her husband with four children to live with her lover. They are being appreciated. Love is being appreciated. But these people are abusing Jyoti without proving any affair.
Many people are also saying that Seema Haider's alleged humiliating life was the reason why she got fed up and moved to India for love, while Jyoti got promoted and left her husband.
Nidhi Ratan writes that how those who beat Jyoti Maurya's chest tolerate Pakistani woman Seema Char leaving her husband and coming to India with her four children. From where do you get such dualism, Hindus, and Muslims are needed in everything.
BBC Hindi's Sushila Singh spoke to Dr. Deepa Sinha, an economist working on gender issues at Delhi's Ambedkar University, on the issue.
Dr. Deepa Sinha said that it has often been seen on social media that whenever such a case comes up, people start questioning the image and role of women.
He said that 'this attitude represents the thinking about women in the society.'