SOCHUM, Day One; Part Two

Rachna Iyer

After a surfeit of debates and moderated caucuses, the committee suddenly broke into crisis: in the United States of America, a Caucasian policeman shot an African American man for marrying a white woman. The frenzy stirred accusations and racy opinions from many angry delegates, such as the delegates of South Korea, Chile and Venezuela, who stated that it was a "bizarre act", and that the policeman was "clearly heartless". It was completely unnecessary, they argued. However, the delegates of the United States of America, Belgium and Sweden shined some light on their point of view, stating that it didn't necessarily have to be because of the victim's caste, it could be of any other reason, such as the theory that the policeman's heart belonged to the woman.

An update stated that widespread protests began in the United States of America, and spread to the Islamic countries where the citizens were demanding the right of inter-caste marriage. The delegate of U.S.A suggested, rather demanded, that there should be more laws supporting inter-caste marriage in Islamic countries, such as Afghanistan, where women should be allowed the freedom of marriage, just as the men, in order to terminate discrimination on basis of sex.

New update: Prime Minister Narendra Modi supports Khap Panchayat who declare honour killing as legal. A consensus was made, suggesting that Narendra Modi must withdraw his support and declare honour killings illegal, effective immediately.

After more updates and more arguments, the chairs realized the clock urged for some fun time.

MOTION FOR ENTERTAINMENT!

Jokes were made, dances were danced, songs were sung and laughter bounced off the walls. It was the best possible end of Day One. You had to be there.