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Delhi Speaker Inaugurates Legal Help Centre: A New Path to Resolve Family Disputes

Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta has opened a new Legal Help Service Centre in his Rohini constituency. He emphasized that dialogue and counselling are more effective than police intervention for resolving family disputes. The centre will operate alongside an existing Family Counselling Centre, offering regular services to the community. Gupta stressed that strengthening family understanding is key to building a safer and more compassionate society.

Key Points: Delhi Speaker Vijender Gupta Inaugurates Legal Help Centre in Rohini

  • Centre will provide regular legal guidance and family counselling, with special Saturday sessions
  • Aims to resolve sensitive family matters through dialogue, avoiding police station escalation
  • Speaker Gupta links initiative to preventing tragedies like the 2012 Nirbhaya case
  • Services promoted as a community-based resolution system, similar to a traditional panchayat
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Delhi Speaker inaugurates legal help, dispute mediation centre in Rohini

Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta inaugurates a Legal Help Service Centre in Rohini, promoting dialogue over confrontation to resolve family disputes and build a compassionate society.

"Counselling and dialogue-based platforms like this Legal Help Service Centre offer a far more humane and effective solution. - Speaker Vijender Gupta"

New Delhi, Dec 13

Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta said on Saturday that dialogue and counselling can resolve disputes before they turn into conflicts, and sensitive family matters should be addressed through understanding rather than confrontation.

Inaugurating a 'Legal Help Service Centre' in his Rohini Assembly constituency, Gupta said the initiative being launched today responds to the real and pressing needs of society.

The Speaker informed that the Legal Help Service Centre and the existing Family Counselling Centre (FCC) would function regularly, with special counselling sessions held every Saturday.

He observed that the atmosphere of a police station is often not conducive to resolving sensitive family matters and, in many cases, escalates the problem further.

"Once a domestic issue reaches the police station, it often goes out of control and changes its nature. Counselling and dialogue-based platforms like this Legal Help Service Centre offer a far more humane and effective solution," he said.

"The root cause of many conflicts is distrust. When distrust enters relationships, problems take an ugly and dangerous turn. Counselling works to transform distrust into trust and intolerance into patience," said Gupta.

He added that strengthening tolerance and understanding within families is essential for building a safer and more compassionate society.

He urged citizens to spread awareness about these services so that families in distress can seek timely help. "When a family breaks, it is not just one family that suffers -- many connected lives are affected. Most importantly, children bear the deepest impact," he said.

The event, organised by a Delhi-based non-governmental organisation, was held at Rohini to provide accessible legal guidance, family counselling, and amicable dispute resolution through dialogue and community-based support mechanisms.

Founder and President of NGO Sampurna, Dr Shobha Vijender, Sangathan Mantri Shrihari Borikar, Sanjay, Sunita, Jitender, along with social workers, legal experts, counsellors, and other dignitaries, were also present at the event.

Gupta described the counselling mechanism as a form of community-based resolution, similar to a panchayat, where disputes can be settled through conversation and mutual understanding.

Referring to the tragic Nirbhaya incident of December 2012, he stressed the need to ensure that such horrific crimes are never repeated.

He stated that such incidents reflect deep-rooted social issues, particularly distrust and lack of tolerance, which must be addressed at the community and family level.

- IANS

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Rohit P
Absolutely correct. Once a family matter goes to the police, it becomes a criminal case and relationships are destroyed forever. Dialogue and counselling should always be the first step. Our old panchayat system had this wisdom. Good to see it being revived in a modern, structured way.
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Aman W
While the intent is good, I hope the counselling is professional and unbiased. Sometimes in family disputes, especially involving dowry or property, there's pressure on women to "compromise" for the sake of the family. The centre must ensure justice, not just peace at any cost.
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Sarah B
Connecting this to the need for tolerance post-Nirbhaya is insightful. Violence often starts at home with intolerance. If families can learn to resolve conflicts with dialogue, it builds a foundation for a more respectful society outside as well. A proactive step.
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Karthik V
Great move by Shri Gupta. Rohini is a large area with mixed populations. Having free legal aid and counselling on Saturdays is very practical for working people. The real test will be in execution and maintaining quality of service over time. Wishing them the best.
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Meera T
"Children bear the deepest impact" – This line hit home. We focus so much on the arguing adults but forget the silent trauma for kids. A centre that helps families heal is ultimately investing in the future of those children. Hope they have child counsellors too.

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