What issue is the poem trying to raise? Do you think this is an important issue? Why?

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The poem is trying to raise the issue of daughters and mothers not being able to stake their legitimate claim to property they could have inherited from their father/husband. I think this issue is very important because men and women are equals and deserve to be afforded the same rights. Besides, after getting married, women are harassed for dowry and are left by their husbands. Inherited property would then serve the purpose of an alternate and much needed source of income.

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