While it is regretful that a publicly-elected legislator is man-handled inside the premises of the democratic facility of India, the legislative assembly due to taking his oath in the national language, a more shocking incident which came to light on the same day was the misuse of power by a wealthy accused serving a life imprisonment term in a murder case. Mr. A was convicted after a long-drawn legal battle which saw so much drama befitting a Bollywood blockbuster (actually elements of it were included in a popular blockbuster Rang De Basanti while several filmmakers have expressed their interest in bringing the victim's plight on the silver screen). Coming from a wealthy politician's family known for its clout over the politics of our capital, New Delhi, the victim and co-accused did whatever was possible in order to wash of the conviction during the trial stage, including threatening witnesses to tampering evidence. Finally after vehement public protests and interference by the court, he was brought to the book and was deservedly punished for one of the heinous crimes ever committed in the history of India, the murder of a super model in a posh Delhi hotel.
Cut to 2009, the victim pledges his presence to tend to his ailing mother and support the family business, and a committee consisting of the police machinery and representatives of the state government grants him parole for a month, which is later extended by the chief minster's permission for another 30 days. While the reason given was grave health problems to the convicts mother, the victim was seen drowning his sorrow and tension in a night club in Delhi. Well, he was probably concerned about his mother's health and was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. So his friends decide to throw him a late-night party, which he enjoys with full vigor comes out rejuvenated to face his mother's shortcomings. By God's grace, the mother is healed within a span of 24 hours and is healthy and cheerful enough to hold a press conference announcing the details of the national under-19 women's cricket tournament. What a miracle and what a show of our progressive society! Go girl power....
Wait, there is flaw in this whole argument. Do miracles really happen? Does the police fail to see an obvious fact blinded by the political machinery which yield it? NO and YES. Sadly, this is indeed the state of our country 52 years post-independence. One thing stands above every citizen's right, the politics which runs this country and is questionably not doing a very good job with it. While parole is indeed a right of every convict, why is it so that it is often granted to the politically accessible and not those who indeed repent their past deeds? Possibly what good behaviour can be expected by a politician's son who mercilessly hot a girl from point-blank range for not serving him alcohol, used his father's coterie in destroying serious evidence and even paid off the witnesses to turn hostile? Our law is often said to be blind, but I believe it is also dumb! Dumb to the extent that it fails to see any common-sense and is run by texts which often do not mirror the reality.
God save our country, at least he should save me and you.
Peace!
Cut to 2009, the victim pledges his presence to tend to his ailing mother and support the family business, and a committee consisting of the police machinery and representatives of the state government grants him parole for a month, which is later extended by the chief minster's permission for another 30 days. While the reason given was grave health problems to the convicts mother, the victim was seen drowning his sorrow and tension in a night club in Delhi. Well, he was probably concerned about his mother's health and was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. So his friends decide to throw him a late-night party, which he enjoys with full vigor comes out rejuvenated to face his mother's shortcomings. By God's grace, the mother is healed within a span of 24 hours and is healthy and cheerful enough to hold a press conference announcing the details of the national under-19 women's cricket tournament. What a miracle and what a show of our progressive society! Go girl power....
Wait, there is flaw in this whole argument. Do miracles really happen? Does the police fail to see an obvious fact blinded by the political machinery which yield it? NO and YES. Sadly, this is indeed the state of our country 52 years post-independence. One thing stands above every citizen's right, the politics which runs this country and is questionably not doing a very good job with it. While parole is indeed a right of every convict, why is it so that it is often granted to the politically accessible and not those who indeed repent their past deeds? Possibly what good behaviour can be expected by a politician's son who mercilessly hot a girl from point-blank range for not serving him alcohol, used his father's coterie in destroying serious evidence and even paid off the witnesses to turn hostile? Our law is often said to be blind, but I believe it is also dumb! Dumb to the extent that it fails to see any common-sense and is run by texts which often do not mirror the reality.
God save our country, at least he should save me and you.
Peace!
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