No end for my battle against Alok Nath but grateful for people's support: Vinta Nanda

Writer-director Vinta Nanda, who has accused Alok Nath of sexual harassment and rape, Friday said she is aware that maybe there is no end to her battle with Nath but it's the support of people that keeps her going.

The director said she came out during the #MeToo movement without thinking about her next step.

"We all know there is no end to this. I cannot bring any evidence, he cannot prove he has not done it and even I cannot prove it he has done it. So what are we fighting for in the courts? Why are we wasting time of the court? There is no law to support what happened 20 years ago, there is no precedence," Vinta said at a panel discussion on #MeToo organised by Screenwriters Association in partnership with Laadli initiative.

The panel discussion was moderated by actor Renuka Shahane.

Nanda said she was also driven to see other's desire to bring about a change.

"Sometimes I feel like getting out of all this as it is going no where and then I get driven my somebody telling me, I am doing something good and that change will take place," she said.

Recollecting her meetings with associations like Cine And TV Artistes' Association (CINTAA) and Indian Film & Television Directors' Association (IFTDA), she said, "In the meetings with CINTAA I was able to speak my mind. But with IFTDA it was a dramatic situation. I did break down. It took me about two weeks to come back to my fight against it.

"CINTAA had summoned him thrice but he did not respond favourably and they suspended him. With IFTDA it is yet to see what will happen."
"In 2013, our criminal laws were changed, we have fast track courts for rape and sexual harassment cases. The problem is implementation, the dockets of courts are full, we need mechanisms like need for more special courts. With the number of cases increasing there will be a way to deal with it."