Terrorism: India's dual mentality
Few days ago, an outfit which identified itself as Hindu Yuva Sene paid tributes to Queen Victoria at Jantar Mantar. This was a huge insult to the very struggle of independence in India, as if Queen Victoria's administration in the country was somewhat higher than that.
This clearly conveys the betrayal of leaders such as Veer Savarkar and others was not an accidental one. But lakhs of people have laid down their lives so that this country can be free. These hindutva leaders have also humiliated the sacrifices of Bose, Azad, Bhagat Singh, the martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh etc.
Forget arresting them, not even a case has been registered against them. Now these anti-national terrorists have gone a step further. On January 30, the day when Mahatma Gandhi was killed (also known as Martyrs Day) they have shot at the effigy of Mahatma Gandhi to celebrate his killing by Nathuram Godse.
They have declared Godse as a Mahatma and distributed sweets to celebrate this event that was held publicly.
Since this turned into a huge controversy, three people have been held so far. Charges of sedition should have been invoked against them for having carried out this act that is inhuman and ghastly. But none of that happened.
Why is it so difficult for the govt to register a case of sedition against these evident videos and people in them when they can act against fake videos where student leaders Kanhaiya and others are heard calling out anti India slogans which were later proved to be false?
Why is the govt unable to ban these hindutva outfits that enacted Gandhi's assassination and called Godse the first terrorist of independent India, a Mahatma?
Hindu Mahasabha was established to implement the Manu ideologies. This way of thinking had become redundant after Mughals and British entered the country. Even the lower caste people could access education and get into well respected posts in the society. Manuvadis would believe Shudras and Dalits should not get into the mainstream of the society by accessing education, and return to their caste based occupations.
Hence Hindu Mahasabha was established with the hope to bring back caste hierarchy and establish the supremacy of priestly class.
But this vested plan couldn't be fulfilled by Mahatma Gandhi who called himself a “supreme Hindu”. So Gandhi was killed through Godse owing to the frustration of being unable to fulfil the objective of a new India based on Manu's ideology.
When constitution was brought into acceptance, RSS rejected it on its newsletter saying this didn't have any of Manu's ideologies. National flag would unfurl on the RSS office even till recently. Our national anthem wasn't even considered accepted.
The conspiracy of Hindu Mahasabha failed because generations of Nehru family upheld the democratic ideals. But the hindutva terrorists have risen across the country again. Posters of “Hindu Rashtra” are being seen everywhere now. Organisations like Sanatan Sanstha are killing thinkers and rationals on day light. On the same occasion, Hindu Mahasabha has not only recreated Gandhi's killing scene but has also paid tributes to Godse.
The Modi government is talking about eradication of terrorism and silencing the terrorists. It is making failed attempts to keep the civilians under control by deploying army against them in Kashmir. But it is selectively blind to the fact that saffron terror is spreading and growing like a wild climber right under its feet. The most unnerving thing is the leaders of Hindu Mahasabha and religious heads have maintained silence over this whole episode.
Today the religious leaders immediately condemn attacks of terrorism launched by their own people anywhere in the world.
They declare that the religion and faith have nothing to do with people who carry out dastardly acts. Why are religious heads like Pejawar Swamiji and other leaders maintaining a guarded silence over this? Such people wake up only when someone calls the likes of Afzal Guru a martyr or pay respects to extremists in Kashmir. Is there a difference between declaring Godse a martyr and Afzal Guru a martyr too?
There are clear attempts in Punjab to declare Bhindranwale a martyr as well. When the government maintains silence over Godse being called a martyr, it loses the moral right to act against outfits that assign martyrdom to Bhindranwale or Afzal Guru. This will add more names to the fanclub of these particular people.Not only that, a government that does not act against its own terrorism factions loses the moral right to criticise or condemn such acts in its neighbouring countries.
Modi government needs to be aware of the fact that the world, including the United Nations, is taking note of its link with the terrorist outfits.
In this backdrop, the government should not hesitate to act against any organisation or outfit that indulges in or encourages any act that amounts to terrorism.
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Kerala court sentences man to life imprisonment for murder of doctor at taluk hospital
Kollam (Kerala) (PTI): A teacher convicted in the sensational murder of Dr Vandana Das inside a hospital here was sentenced to life term on Saturday, and the prosecution said it will move an appeal seeking death penalty for the accused. The victim's family also batted for "maximum punishment".
Dr Das was brutally killed inside a taluk hospital in May 2023 by G Sandeep.
The Kollam Additional District and Sessions Court sentenced Sandeep to a total of 30 years for various offences under the then Indian Penal Code (IPC) and said that after he serves that period, his life imprisonment for Das' murder will commence, SPP Prathap G Padickal told reporters.
The detailed judgement is awaited.
The special public prosecutor said that he will recommend to the prosecution to file an appeal seeking enhancement of the life imprisonment to death penalty.
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He said that the prosecution had sought the maximum punishment for Sandeep, "but the court probably felt it was not a rarest-of-rare case" and that is why death penalty was not given.
The victim's father said that the verdict has come as a relief for the family, but he cannot authoritatively say whether his daughter has got justice.
He indicated his dissatisfaction with the punishment, saying that steps will be taken to seek its enhancement after discussions with the public prosecutor.
Dr Das' mother said that the family can only wish for the maximum punishment and it was up to the court to decide what sentence should be given.
She said that the family will go in appeal, but declined to comment on whether her daughter got justice.
She tearfully said that she wants the convict to suffer the same pain that her daughter underwent "as he stabbed her 27 times".
The court on March 17 had convicted Sandeep for various offences under the IPC, including murder, destruction of evidence and wrongful restraint.
It had also held him guilty under the provisions of the Kerala Healthcare Service Persons and Healthcare Service Institutions (Prevention of violence and damage to property) Act 2012.
Sandeep was brought to the taluk hospital by the police for medical treatment during the small hours of May 10, 2023 and he went on a sudden attacking spree using a pair of surgical scissors kept in the room where his leg injury was being dressed.
A school teacher by profession, he had initially attacked the police officers and a private person who had accompanied him to the hospital and then turned on the young Dr Das, who could not escape to safety.
She was stabbed several times and later succumbed to her injuries in a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram where she was rushed following the attack.
Dr Das was a native of the Kaduthuruthy area of Kottayam district and the only child of her parents.
She was a house surgeon at Azeezia Medical College Hospital and was working at the Kottarakkara taluk hospital as part of her training.
Sandeep had called the emergency number 112, claiming that his life was in danger. When local police located him, he was standing close by his home, surrounded by local residents and his relatives, and had a wound on his leg following an alleged quarrel.
He was then taken to the hospital for dressing the wound.
