LUCKNOW, India, (Reuters Life!) – Shrews, beware: a  group of Indian husbands tired of being harassed by their wives  are demanding the local government create a male protection  society to address their grievances.

The men, who said they had enough of their “nagging” wives,  dressed up in clothes traditionally worn by grooms and paraded  through the northern city of Lucknow this week to ask for a  National Commission for Men.

“We are asking for equal rights. We want somebody to listen  to the grievances of men,” said Subhash Dube, a medical doctor  who described himself as a victimised husband.

The president of the All India Welfare Committee for  Husbands, Indu Pandey, said statistics showed abuse of a  section of the penal code meant to protect women against their  husbands.

“Demands to amend this law have been put forward a lot of  times. Therefore, we oppose this law,” Pandey said.

Most of the misuse of the law has been related to dowry  issues, with women and their family members registering false  claims that they have been harassed by their husbands or their  families about not paying enough, Pandey said.