"In the absence of an alternative solution that can be accepted on the basis of the Child Welfare Service assessments and the best interests of the children, the children may have to remain in the care of the public authorities," a letter from Gunnar Torensen, head of the CPS in Stavanger, says.
Is time running out for the Bhattacharya family seeking to bring its children — currently held by the Child Protection Service here — back to India?
The toddlers, Abhigyan and Aishwarya, were taken into protective custody last May after the Child Welfare Services (CWS) in Stavanger (also referred to as the CPS) determined that the Bhattacharyas were unfit to look after them. After a diplomatic row between New Delhi and Oslo, the CPS agreed to hand over the children to their uncle.
In an exclusive interview with The Hindu, Gunnar Torensen, head of the CPS in Stavanger, warned that unless documents expressly requested from — and promised by — the Indian government were received a week before the March 23 District Court hearing, the resolution of the case, so painfully worked out with Mr. Bhattacharya's brother, could be seriously compromised.
“We have repeatedly asked the Indian government for detailed legal documents on the issues of custody, special needs follow-up for Abhigyan and a clarification of the ‘strong legislative and institutional mechanisms to protect the interests of the children after their return to India' that the Indian authorities say they can provide. But we have received no papers so far. Time is running out and unless the documents are sent a week before the hearing, the case cannot proceed,” Mr. Torensen said. The children then “may have to remain in the care of the public authorities.”
In a letter sent to the Indian Embassy in Oslo on January 20, 2012, the CWS chief laid down three preconditions for the return of the children. The first was papers pertaining to the transfer of their legal custody, the second on the Indian government's “institutional mechanisms” and the third on the medical and special needs follow-up of the Bhattacharyas' son. On not receiving an adequate reply, the CWS reiterated its urgent request for the papers on March 5.
“Legal documents must be provided, based on an agreement between the parents and the uncle, which establishes the formal responsibility of the uncle for the children under Indian law. It must be established that the uncle has formal legal authority over the children under Indian law and that his right to take decisions on behalf of the children will not be questioned or disregarded by the family members,” the letter reads.
Foreign Minister Jonas Store also expressed similar concern for the children, telling The Hindu that Norway was a country governed by the rule of law and that courts and their decisions could be questioned via the appeals process but not disregarded.
The CWS is worried that the uncle's claim to custody could be diluted or refuted by grandparents from the mother's side or other family members. This, they feel, will not be in the interest of the children. But the Bhattacharyas appear clueless about what they were expected to do.
“We have received no instructions whatsoever. We do not know if the documents are being prepared in Delhi or here. When and where and how will they be signed and in whose presence? Which school will the boy attend, how to look for that school? All this remains a mystery to us and we are receiving no guidance at all. After showing so much power and obtaining a compromise which is acceptable to all it would be terrible if we were to be let down by our own government,” Dr. Arunabhas Bhattacharya, the children’s uncle, who is expected to take custody of the children told The Hindu.
"The boy has been diagnosed with attachment disorder and is likely to require special educational assistance. The work must be carried out by qualified specialists… treatment in India will inevitably incur costs. The Indian authorities must address these challenges and must provide evidence that the children will receive adequate treatment,” Mr. Torensen’s letter states.
"All these questions have to receive satisfactory answers before a solution to the case can be found,” Mr. Torensen told this correspondent. "Because our aim is to demonstrate to the court that the children's needs will be met in India. Without these answers, the Welfare Service will not be in a position to endorse the decision to award custody to the uncle."
The last paragraph of the letter makes for uncomfortable reading: “If adequate information is not provided, this will also mean that the court will not be able to take a decision in the case. In the absence of an alternative solution that can be accepted on the basis of the Child Welfare Service assessments and the best interests of the children, the children may have to remain in the care of the public authorities".
The Indian Embassy in Oslo assured The Hindu that it had matters “completely in hand” and that the relevant documents would be delivered to the Child Welfare Services by the March 17 deadline. Officials here indicated that consular officer Balachandran had made as many as six trips to Stavanger to meet the family, and that he was presently in Stavanger talking to the family.
The consent for the transfer of custody to the uncle was given by the parents. This has now to be made a legally binding document under the Indian law through affidavits filed by the couple and the brother and which will be notarised by the Indian Embassy. The Hindu has also learnt that Secretary (West) Mr. Ganapathi had asked his Joint Secretary to undertake a trip to Kolkata to make an inventory of possible schools or institutions offering specialised care for children with special needs. The children’s father will also have to provide a financial guarantee that he will pay for the education of the children when they return home. There appears to be some expectation on the part of the family that the Stavanger Kommune should foot the bill for that, but that would be neither realistic nor feasible, The Hindu was told.
Keywords: Norwegian laws, child protection, Bhattacharya couple, cultural differences, child custody, India-Norway ties
@Raamganesh: To summarise: you like that the arrangement of 18 years in Norwegian foster homes may be reversed and children could live with a relative. BUT you do not approve of GoI offering guarantees for the children? If that’s true, I can see that we have some similarity but we come from different directions. I find a foreign agency appointing guardians for Indians as plain ludicrous. But this might be the fastest, today. The expedience of current situation warrants getting the children back – at any cost. But I prefer that such guarantees as demanded from India should be multilaterally exchanged on the principle of reciprocity. Coming back to Maslow I don’t understand what are you trying to say about higher order things being lower in hierarchy etc. That’s where I think that we have different value sets. In cases regarding children’s custody Value neutral judgments are next to impossible. That is why it becomes more important to decide Who decides than What should be the decision.
If the Scandinavian democracies are a matter of envy for someone it is unfortunate, as
these are the places, as far I know , that have the best existing democratic systems in the
world.I agree there could be defects in any system, anyway these are far superior systems
compared to our Indian heavily corrupt and miserable political system.Regarding the
Norwegian foreign minister, he is a well respected gentleman both in Norway and abroad.
@Virat(2/2) - But I don’t think that the arrangements that are
being worked out in this particular case - where the child is
released to relatives in another country, with the Indian
government itself stepping forward to ensure the basic rights of
the children - can become a matter of policy. What happens the
next time an Indian family gets in trouble with the Child
services in some country? Will our government broker extradition
deals and guarantee the rights of those children also, when so
many millions of children living abjectly in our own shores are
guaranteed neither their physiological needs nor their safety,
those most basic things in Maslow’s pyramid?
@Virat(1/2) - Maslow’s pyramid applies universally to everyone -
to you, to me and to the Norwegians as well; there is no debate
there. But you’ll agree that the factors you mention - pride in
nation, religion, culture - which form the highest rungs of the
pyramid, although very valuable, are lower in hierarchy compared
to the lower rungs, those factors which form the very foundation
of the pyramid, namely the physiological needs and safety of the
child. Child services, the world over, are called into play
precisely when, in rare cases, these fundamental needs are
compromised and their social mandate is to first and foremost
ensure those fundamental rights. Of course, after ensuring the
fundamentals, any agency must, wherever possible, be sensitive to
the culture of the children and should try, even when they choose
the difficult decision of arranging foster homes, to try to find
foster parents from the same culture.
@VSuresh: Please read Mr. Støre's interview in The Hindu and then comment if he has access to the case reasons or not. I think you have a tendency to comment based on incomplete knowledge.
@Mr Mohit : In these discussions, I agree with the views of Mr Raamganesh and Mr
V.Suresh, as it is a question of looking at the things with a righteous mind beyond the national feelings.And this is not question of Bengali pride or Indian pride or the fine poetry of Tagore which you and me enjoyed reading, but hardly the Norwegians heard about.I still believe the Norwegian Childwelfare Services work with some fine feeling for children, surely even in this case.They play a great role protecting children from alcoholic parents, drug addicts, violent parents etc, it is a trusted service.Knowing this, I would not just blame them based on media reports; without them many children would have definitely suffered.
No, V Suresh, you're absolutely wrong about "what counts". In a democracy court orders and judgement are made public. The press and the general public can comment on the suitability and correctness or otherwise of a judgement even when it concerns a private matter. If Norway has a radically different understanding of this elementary principle, then Norway is NOT a democracy. Period. The Indian media and commentators have understood this by now. It is high time the hypocrisy of these holier-than-thou Nordic "welfare" states were exposed.
Mr. Mohit
The reasons for state intervention in this case and all the documents pertaining to
the case have been provided to all parties with a locus standi in the case: the
family, the lawyer of the family & the CWS. Section 5-4 of the Child Protection Act
guarantees the right to document access to concerned parties.
Barring the 3 actors with a locus standi in the case, nobody else in the government
is privy to the details of the case and that includes Mr. Støre or even the Prime
Minister. So it is an infantile argument to expect them to comment on such
extremely sensitive cases, the dossiers of which are out of bounds for them.
To re-iterate, the FULL reasons and the entire dossier are known to the family and
have not been withheld from them as you say. At the end of the day, that is what
counts, not whether the reasons have been withheld from you, me or Mr. Støre.
@Raamganesh: I do not see targeted malice against Indians. We can also assume that the couple is incompetent. The point of contention is the solution imposed: 18 years in Norwegian foster home with 1 hour meeting with parents every 6 months. Clearly the foster home is not able to provide them: Pride in being Indian, Pride in being Bengali, Religious traditions, and Connection with relatives and parents network. If you say life without these aspects is not an animal life then I could say that on the Maslow's hierarchy of needs you are on level 2. I also urge you to read the text of UNCRC. Google it. The white paper leads me to formulate many hypotheses, a few: the act was motivated by arrogance of state authority and in disrespect of value differences. I do not expect Norwegian agency to place any value on: Pride in belonging to the community that gave Tagore to the world. Before we go on debating endlessly, if you really want to discuss please email a statement of your Value system.
@Mohit - I have repeatedly urged you to come with evidence for your outlandish claims, that
norway and Sweden are still practising eugenics, that the Norway Child Services routinely
kidnaps the children of immigrants, that it does so in order to provide employment to its
citizens. These are outrageous and irresponsible claims and the burden of proof is with you
to substantiate them. The best you've done so far is to point to a mad scientist from the
second world war. If you have some credible evidence please post it, otherwise kindly retract
these statements immediately.
@Raamganesh, Your inference that other posters only know as much as you is really bold. From what you have posted here, it is clear that you don't even want to believe what information is available about this matter. The only other people who claim to have no knowledge of the case are the Norwegian government.
As far as your feeble defence of the Norwegian "child care" system goes, I can answer this - No, a democratic government does not take take drastic measures in the lives of people and withhold the reasons. There is obviously little scope for criticism of public institutions in Norway, judging by the infantile arguments presented by the Norwegian foreign minister Store in his interview in The Hindu. If Norway isn't already an Orwellian dystopia, it is heading in that direction very fast.
@Virat - I don't live in Norway and I do not know anything about
the case beyond what is reported in the media. I felt compelled
to comment on this topic because several commenters, getting their information much as I do, from television and newspapers, seem to be going overboard with their jingoism, creating a fear-sychosis about Norway as if it is some Orwellian dystopia.
You write reasonably, you point to some evidence, make some conclusions. I do disagree with some points - i do not think it is always wrong for child services to remove children from parents when it believes the benefits of bengali lullabies far exceed the costs. I can think of circumstances when it would be prejudicial and harmful to release information about the cases they are dealing with. This isn't as clear-cut and even the Indian side isn't alleging that Norway is acting with malice. But least your tone is measured and reasonable and you aren't poisoning the waters by spewing hate, and I appreciate that.
@Kneed. Suma:The Scandinavia today has a culture that is most civilized in the world where all have an equal status, rich and poor get equal medical care etc.You do not see many homeless, hungry people here as in the USA.They have the best child welfare services too .They do no take away children from their parents without proper reasons.
Many comments here seem to be simply speculative.How do you know the real reasons
behind the Norwegian Child Welfare Services took the custody of the Indian children ? They do not do it without reasons.Knowing the Scandinavians after having been living here for more than three decades , I know the Scandinavians are the most honest, most serious, most trustworthy people in the world.They do not do things for fun.I do believe they did it in the best interest of the children.The Child Welfare Services in Stavanger cannot disclose the reasons to the press as they are forbidden to do it by law. And they have also agreed to leave back the children when they get papers from India.So why this fuss?
@Rganesh: LS (2/2) The only way Norway could show life-long commitment to welfare of these Indians is by bestowing Citizenship. Aliens can be asked to leave and do not enjoy all the benefits Norwegian Citizens have. I am not implying that these Indian children should have all the benefits that Norwegian citizens enjoy – on the contrary that Norway has no responsibility – legal or moral to provide for them. Now if Norway bestows Citizenship on the children i.e. convert these Indians to Norwegians without India's consent, in the name of children's ‘best interest’, what would you call such an action? Benevolence or forced detainment of Indians for whom GoI is morally and legally answerable.Please see the reality behind the ‘holier than thou’ mask, when someone has a special interest in children. Norway has a LS to deliver emergency protection to any and all but not appoint itself as a life-long guardian of minor aliens.
@Raamganesh: You have a point. Please ask the CPS of Norway to disclose their side of the story and see if they release any info. Moreover the implication is not raised about their ‘understanding’ but ‘intention’. Would you rather believe an agency hiding behind confidentiality? What is sentencing Indian children to Norwegian Foster parents, who cannot sing them Bengali lullabies or give them the joy of Durga puja, if not treating them as Sheep? What do you read about integrity of the agency, that has NOW under diplomatic pressure assessed that Uncle could be a guardian, had initially not allowed the same Uncle to even meet the children? An agency that resorts to smuggling and bribery when things don’t go as they want in Turkey (google Barnevernet Turkey) – of course that does not mean that they are up to wrong practices in this case too.
@Raamganesh - This is not a criminal case in which Norway can claim that it has the right to prosecute Indian citizens. The parents haven't been charged with a crime. It is not relevant to mention extradition in this matter, which some other posters have done.
The legality of this whole case is indeed questionable, and if the Indian government persists in its efforts to retrieve the stolen children, the only country to lose face is Norway - this self-appointed, hypocritical protector of the rights of children. Judging by the reports of Russian, Polish, Sri Lankan and other children who have been stolen by the Norwegians, it is high time this racket got exposed.
@Raamganesh - This is not a criminal case in which Norway can claim that it has the right to prosecute Indian citizens. The parents haven't been charged with a crime. It is not relevant to mention extradition in this matter, which some other posters have done.
The legality of this whole case is indeed questionable, and if the Indian government persists in its efforts to retrieve the stolen children, the only country to lose face is Norway. Judging by the reports of Russian, Polish, Sri Lankan and other children being stolen by the Norwegians, it is high time this racket got exposed.
@Raamganesh - This is not a criminal case in which Norway can claim that it has the right to prosecute Indian citizens. The parents haven't been charged with a crime.
The legality of this whole case is indeed questionable, and if the Indian government persists in its efforts to retrieve the stolen children, the only country to lose face is Norway. Judging by the reports of Russian, Polish, Sri Lankan and other children being stolen by the Norwegians, it is high time this racket got exposed.
@V Suresh, Here is an apposite Biblical quote for you, and people like you.
"Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not.."
- Jeremiah 5:21
The facts of the case have been published. The reasons given by the Norwegian courts are known. These reasons are absurd and ridiculous, and it does Norway no credit to invest any time and effort in delaying the return of these children to India.
@Mohit - You state the seven points as if they are facts and there
is widespread agreement of them.
1. Agreed, but that does mean that a nation is powerless to take
lawful action against immigrants?
2. Yes because they aren't supposed to, by law
3. Perhaps you could provide a reference to the article. I read one
article in The Hindu from a Norwegian journalist writing about the
case, but his article was a general one. The Norwegian authorities
maintain that the details are confidential.
4. "baseless and mendacious" is your opinion.
5. "flimsy grounds", once again, opinion. Surely you are not
suggesting that the state is always wrong to take action, even when
children of say, drug-addicts and prostitutes, are subjected to
terrible abuse?
6. That's interesting. Will look it up
7. It is besides the point. Our jail system too gives employment to
many, but that doesn't mean we lock up people in order to generate
employment.
@Raamganesh, The Indian government can certainly start legal proceedings against Norway if these children are not returned to India. I think there is enough of evidence against Norway in this case and other similar cases for a case of Crimes against Humanity to hold in an international court.
I think that your understanding of judicial processes is very poor. Legal procedures take time, and diplomacy is a more efficient way of solving problems. If diplomacy fails, then the legal channels are open. The children are citizens of India, and they have been separated from their parents for frivolous reasons. This is a clear-cut case against Norway, which has a history of child abductions from minorities for the past 50 years or more. I think it is time that the skeletons in the cupboards in these hypocritical Nordic countries were brought out into the open.
I am highly delighted to see that we Indians are great patriots.But unfortunately our patriotism is simply superficial rhetoric.When it comes to helping our poor indian brother, our patriotism fades away immediately.It is easy for a rich man to be patriotic, it is still easier to sit abroad and write patriotic comments, far, far away from the real problems of the poor India.Anyway feel satisfied with the crocodile tears!
@Virat - So your recommendation to me to "find out all the details"
about this case is to read a white paper issued by the afflicted
parents themselves, in which they allege that the Norwegians'
understanding of child rights is so shallow, that they think that
children require the same level of care as sheep? I don't think so.
And regarding your point that the Norwegian court does not have
locus standi, I don't see anyone making this point seriously other
than, of course, the parents. If the Norwegians didn't have a legal
right to take these actions then the Indian government would have
threatened legal action long ago, rather than going through the
diplomatic back channels and suggesting a compromise.
It is clear that the Norwegian "child care" system is an elaborate system of organized child trafficking.
I would therefore like to request the Indian media and the Indian government to keep reporting on this case until it is resolved.
We should also be very careful of foreign NGOs trying to introduce similar systems in India. We can solve our problems on our own, without help from "developed" countries like Norway.
@Mohit: You are right about most facts you list. In addition the papers are available more
widely than just 1 journalist. The only party that would want us to believe they are still secret
is CPS and Norway Govt. just google 'White paper on nri kids in Norway'.
I think there is enough information on this case and the Norwegian "Child Protection" System about the following -
1. The children are citizens of India.
2. The reasons for taking the children away have not been disclosed by the Norwegian authorities.
3. The reasons for taking the children away and the legal documents of the case have been released by the family to a Norwegian journalist.
4. The reasons for this action by the Norwegian "child care" authorities are baseless and mendacious.
5. Every year thousands of children are taken away from their parents in Norway on similar flimsy grounds.
6. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has criticized Norway for this state-sponsored kidnapping.
7. The Norwegian "child care" system gives employment to thousands of unemployable workers. That is the sole reason for the existence of the system.
Mr. Kader
You have rightly reminded the good Reverend of the plight of a large part of his
flock that he has perhaps forgotten in India !
As a sinner of sorts, I am in no position to offer advice to a man of the cloth who
perhaps has a more divine outlook than me. But I strongly resent the advice the
good Reverend dishes out to the Norwegian government, whilst conveniently
ignoring similar problems closer to home. Indeed, I would politely like to point
out that the Reverend knows nothing about the case, and his well-intentioned
advice will unfortunately fall on the deaf ears of the Norwegian courts !
Since an acknowledged sinner like me has perhaps little advice to offer to a man
certainly more spiritual man than me, I will humbly point the Reverend to:
Proverbs 13:10
"Pride leads to arguments; be humble, take advice, and become wise."
@ A Kader,
do you want to google 'abuse, children, europe' and see how many links come up. By your reason ALL children must leave europe pronto Im afraid. Were you ashamed the way your parents raised you in India, myself and my other diaspora always have only goodthings to say about our upbringing there. We can play it both ways. The point is Indian citizens should be allowed to return and let the nations law handle it according to the constitution. Europe is making it tough even for proven criminals to be extradited to India, GOI is too weak Kneed.Suma USA.
@ AKader: India's internal problems are at a tangent to the case under consideration. Dont mix up the two. Going by your reasoning, Norway should now be called over to adopt ALL malnourished and uneducated children in India. If poor had no right to bring up their own children, then nature would have made sure that they could not reproduce. Let no one live under the impression that they are Gods.
@Bishop Threckedath: Is the Indian government doing much for the welfare of children in India? In this specific case, they have sent an envoy to Noway maybe just the case got too much publicity.Anyway that is positive.But look at the destiny of the children of the slums of Mumbai or Culcutta..Millions of hungry children are sleeping on the streets in India.Now that Indian government is trying to bring two Indian children back to India, victory to our national feelings! But what is the future of these children in India? They would instead get proper education and care in Norway.Did they get proper care from the Indian parents? I believe the Norwegians acted in the good sense.Please don't be one-sided,thank you!
We would never know the actual circumstances that led to the current impasse. It appears the Norway Childcare Services seem to be taking a lopsided view of the issues at hand. I hope that the Indian Government sorts out the legal works required off them in the next few days. The moral of the story is: if we can't learn to live by the rule book of the migrated country, we must not leave our shores. Are these services going to become the world police force to address the plights of innocent children in Africa and Asia?
@ Raamganesh: You can google for 'A White Paper on NRI kids in Norway' to find out all the details. However you miss the point. The point is that Norway has no locus standi on welfare of 'Indian minor citizens'. That is an issue that should be decided by India as per her laws.
How are Norwegians different from Al-Qaeda? To me, it seems that both
are completely driven to impose their way of life with complete
disregard to the customs and traditions of other cultures.
I am still not clear if these kids are Indian citizens or not - were
they born in India or in Norway? If the latter, how does Indian
government have jurisdiction over Norwegian citizens? If the former,
then India can and should force Norway not to worry about its (India's)
citizens and if necessary bring them over by force.
Something is awry in this case and all the details seem to be missing.
One must refrain from jumping to conclusions on whether the CPS is
within its authority.
@Kalidas: Your comment makes no sense. Who has bonded whom?
It is akin to kidnapping by Norway Government.My humble request to tha Gonernment of India to do the needful at the earliest to bring the Indian children home.My request to parents is, donot go to Norway with your children.If you have to take up permanant residency,think thrice before.It is not a friendly country and they donot honour our culture.They donot have any family values and their way of living is like Gypsies.So try to avoid taking up any job there.
It is unbelievable that the family expects the Norwegians pay the future school bill of these
children in India. As an Indian living abroad I feel totally
ashamed to read about this senseless expectation from an Indian family. I begin to feel
that Norwegians have a real case in this matter and in my own experience I know
Norwegians are a serious people that have genuine intentions and competent structures in
taking care of children.
Attachment disorder is a broad term intended to describe disorders of
mood, behavior, and social relationships arising from a failure to
form normal attachments to primary care giving figures in early
childhood, resulting in problematic social expectations and behaviors.
Such a failure would result from unusual early experiences of neglect,
abuse, abrupt separation from caregivers after about six months of age
but before about three years of age, frequent change of caregivers or
excessive numbers of caregivers, or lack of caregiver responsiveness
to child communicative efforts. Shouldn't the Norway government be
made responsible of contributing to the child's present condition and
future repurcussions?
This is the most absurd thing I ever heard of, trying to force CPS views
on how to raise a Indian Citizen in India when they are back in India.
Imagine if we try to put the same rules of our own like women should
wear pardas when they are out and no skimpy dresses. I wounder what they
will say?
It is only in the western world that such CWS/CPS is required as most of the children do not know who their biological father or mother is. Unlike in India, most marriages in the western world are dissolved that results in children having a stepmother or stepfather to take care of. Obviously then a step-parently treatment is very much possible and therefore a CWS is required. Whereas, Indian culture is different wherein children are definitely brought up by their biological parents. Even in India marriages do dissolve, but it is seldom and when it happens the child is still under the care of one of the biological parents.
So many people commenting here seem so sure about who is right and
who is wrong on this issue, I am wondering if I missed some definitive article on the issue which implicates the motives and conduct of the Norwegian authorities as clearly and unquestionably malevolent. Not many people seem to be interested in withholding judgement until the courts in Norway rule on this matter. I am glad our government is helping the parents on this issue and I hope justice prevails here. But perhaps the courts will still rule that the parents are unfit. What then?
This should taken up by the parents (supported by government and fellow Indians) in the European Court of Human Rights. I am sure a public campaign launched in Norway againsts the detention of the kids and seaparting from their Indian parents would attract empathy and even support. This is a human right issue now.
The Norwegians, for no palpable reason, have created one grand quagmire. They could simply left the Bhattacharyas alone. And now the toddlers are deprived of their parents' attention and care. They say spoon-feeding the children is abnormal. They say children sharing the bedroom with their parents is abnormal. I say they are the ones who are abnormal. Is it even possible to talk sense into people who, due to whatever reason, have lost their ability to think rationally? The CWS now says the boy has attachment disorder. But when he is forcibly taken away from his parents, is he not bound to be homesick? How does that become a disorder? It is becoming continously disgusting to read about the developments of this case, with the way the Norwegians are handling it, or rather, more accurately put, mishandling it. They better realise that they are become a subject of mockery.
The attachment disorder has been caused by the Norway CPS itself. A look
on the wikipedia page for attachment disorder tells us that it is caused
by separating the child from his or her caregivers between the age of 6
months to 3 years. In such a case the norway cps itself should be sued
for child abuse.
After so much of humiliation,why Bahttacharya family is still serving in Norway.Better quit the country & suggest all asians & all those who live in sunlight to never to even think of visiting Norway.
The attitude of the Government of this tiny nation proves how vulnerable and ineffective is the mighty Indian Government in
safe guarding it own citizens. Bishop Threckedath is right in
expressing his anguish in this regard.
As an Indian citizen living in Canada, a priest for 60 years and a missionary bishop for 20,let me express my very grave concerns and strong opposition to the continued stubborness of Norway's Government in not returning the custody of two helpless small children,aged three and one,who are fellow citizens of mine,and of over one billion Indians,back to the custody of their nearest relative, who is waiting in Norway to take them back to India.
It is for the Indian Government to arrange for the care of the children in India.If the parents broke Norway's laws,then punish hem.But the children broke no law,and it is India's sovereign right to have the children returned to India.Even two British nurses condemned to death in Saudi Arabia for murder,WERE SENT BACK TO BRITAIN ON ITS REQUEST,to be dealt with according to its laws.Norway must not revive the INQUISITION's approach.Please do not insult our half billion brave Indian mothers!Norway must forthwith send the children back to India.
Clearly, Norwegian Authorities are determined to make it as difficult as possible for the children to be back in India. There is no doubt.
It will be many years before the children actually get back to India. The Norwegian government will throw every legal hurdle to make it impossible for the children to be back in India and united with their family in India. Indian government, which is always tardy in executing anything will have botched up, and will keep assuring that everything is being done. After 2 years there will be election, new government will come, and will take a fresh look. This is a familair story in India. Just feel sorry for the innocent kids who will miss out on love and grow up like the Norwegians - cold and senseless.
The requirements laid down by CPS is vicious and diabolical. India is a
country where even the best of the best schools is unlikely to match an
average school in the West for children with special needs. Having no
moral and ethical basis CPS still seems bent on standing their ground
through hook or crook. There doesn't seem to be an end to the agony and
trauma of the parents or that of the poor children. This paints a really
black picture of Norway.
If the above article is true, then I appreciate Norway Government for the level to which they take care of Children. It is ridiculous to expect the bill to be foot by Norway when an Indian Citizen is in India against the wishes of Norway. This should be an eye opener for all Indians and Government in particular to take care of our Children. First of all the Government should bring out children from bonded labour and take over their custody. Parents should not have any right over such Children when they have bonded their Children for the debt incurred by them. Government should not allow such parent to give birth to any more Children. Necessary Medical operation should be carried out on both the parents to prevent them from giving birth any more. Second the persons who take children as bonded labourer (whether they are a big company Employer or middle class persons employing Children for their house hold needs) should be put into jail for ever. Let us demonstrate that we care.
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