The world might have survived but humanity was certainly
cremated on 21stDec,2012. We are back to the uncivilized, barbaric era.
What happened to the 23year old med student on the night of
Sunday was a painful kick in the groin of humanity. What has the world come to?
Not only the economy but even our morality is undergoing a steep recession.
Now, I have read innumerous editorials and heard scores of
politicians who have ‘expressed grief’ and ‘condemned the act’, but to tell you the truth they don’t give a damn
or even if they do, it doesn’t mold into the action, we elect them for.
What else? Oh, yeah…India is the country where we worship goddesses…et al….
CRAP !! When it comes to criminals or likeminded…these words don’t click. A devil fears another devil but never the
God, and besides who knows…they could be atheists.
So what about justice?
The criminals have blatantly admitted that they committed the horrific crime.
One of them has also pleaded to be hanged for his actions. Ram Singh, the prime
accused- has finally broken down and admitted that he went berserk after the
girl resisted and bit him. What else did he expect? The girl did whatever she
could do to salvage her dignity.
They did not only strip her out of her clothes and dignity but also wounded her
intentionally, so bad that the doctors had to remove her intestines. Attempt to
murder, right?
Since, no kith and kin of politician is behind the bars we can expect justice,
but the point is would lifetime sentence be appropriate for such heinous crime?
We all have our own opinions, but the two options that echo the most are -1)
Hang till death and 2) castration. Though we all know, let me just remind you
what we were taught in class 7th Civics – Inida is a secular,
democratic and sovereign country. That one line in the constitution has
strangled justice and made it blind.
Fastrack courts are extraordinary idea but then in India ‘fast’ is a very
relative term.
Even when the whole nation is outpouring their hatred, the Delhi police are
trying hard to gain a few pats for their extraordinary agility. The politicians
are framing pearls of words to fall into the right sentence.
When a New Zealand reporter called Sheila Dixit – ‘Dick Shit’, a prompt action
was taken across borders. BJP's youth
and women's wings took out a morcha
and demanded an apology from Nirupam for his remarks against Smriti Irani, who
is also a Member of Parliament. A comment and such furore. I wish they had done
the same demanding justice for the one whose dignity has not been defamed but
mutilated, but all they can do is -- express grief.
In Naseerudin Shah’s words from the movie ‘A Wednesday’ – I am just a common man,
but I demand from the people who are not common, who are either state
elected-good-for-nothings or glitzy superstars, why can’t they take up a cause
and stir the nation.
Salman Khan- the brand ambassador of ‘Being Human’- could have at least
cancelled a press-conference for promotion of Dabangg2 and focused on getting
the nation motivated for a change.
Aamir Khan, cashed on the TRPs of ‘Satyameva Jayate’ and the whole India went
teary-eyed, but when it comes to actually doing something…he is in lost in his
‘talaash’ .
Of course, we all want a change but no matter how bitter we
feel, we have to do our day jobs. We all have responsibilities. We cannot be
guarding our mothers, daughters, sisters and wives all the time. That’s why we
have the police, we have the courts.
Some people have been preaching the ‘Sharia law’. I respect all religions but
for people who know just an excerpt from the law, you need to read this: http://www.islamreview.com/articles/WOMEN_ARE_RESPONSIBLE.shtml
So, what conclusion do we come to? Hard to say…
I know these people don’t deserve a
quick, sudden death but in this demon friendly country, that is the only way.
Castration is beyond question but hang till death is not. Maybe they can leak a
video of the execution and we can make it viral through our PDAs and handhelds.
That would instill some fear, and fear is what they need. This ain’t no Gotham
and and there ain’t no Batman.
So for all those people participating in the candle light vigils and posting on
their blogs and SNS, I request, please don’t let this agitation recede with
time. Keep pushing, keep posting and get the law reformed till the day everyone
can breathe free when his/her child/mom/daughter/sister/wife or even friend
goes out of their sight.
Let’s stop this perpetual paranoia.
Amen !!
