Goons and murderers represent the country!
‘Violence in the name of Gau Raksha is intolerable!’ ‘States must ensure these incidents do not occur.’ ‘Do not link religion with the victims of such crimes’
The very next day after the Supreme Court said made these significant comments, a union minister has publicly felicitated a person accused of lynching another person, using the cover of Gau Raksha. Forget about protecting the country against violence in the name of Gau Raksha, the government itself is openly supporting them for whatever their worth. Do the words of Supreme Court even matter here? The act of this minister, is much like the mockery of all that SC said so far against Gau Raksha. Or, the government and Supreme Court are hand-in-glove with each other, while offering tacit support to the criminals to continue with their act of killing people.
A person was lynched in Jharkhand for carrying beef in his car. This was an act of communal violence because the person wasn’t carrying ANY meat in his car, let alone beef. The eight persons who did him to death, have a host of criminal cases riding on them. Totally 12 people have been accused of killing this person and 11 have been convicted for their crimes. Now eight of the accused have been released on bail by Jharkhand court. All the accused have been felicitated by union minister Jayant Sinha. And none of the other ministers have found this act objectionable, thus offering their indirect support to the act. Jayant Sinha is the son of Yashwant Sinha. And he has not hesitated from showering his appreciation to a lynchmob.
On one hand SC says Gau Rakshaks have to be controlled by the state and on the other, a minister felicitates them. Does this make sense at all? Can the BJP government ever dare to take action against fake Gau Rakshaks when they are shielded by ministers? Only the minister’s father Yashwant Sinha has taken serious objection to this act. The ruling by the SC does not make sense at all at the ground level.
What is the message a minister gives when he garlands a lynchmob fresh after they get out of the jail? If they were achievers such as scientists, writers or thinkers, the society would think they are role models. If a farmer who has achieved great feat at dairy farming and minister achieves them, there is a point in felicitating him. He would be projected as a fit role model for the others to emulate. This would also be a means of inspiration and employee generation for the others.
Today, the steps taken by the central government have been consistently destroying the industries everywhere. And the minister has shown the youth how to be inspiring to others, by way of felicitating a lynch mob. With this, he has shown that Gau Raksha is a way of murdering someone and still be honoured for it. He has sent a very significant message to the youth about where their priorities should be. This way, he has said when one is a Gau Rakshak, all the crimes in normal parlance are considered achievements per se. Earlier, stealing or mugging would be considered terrible offences both socially and legally. People would ostracized if they involved themselves in those crimes. Politicians would keep them at an arm’s length. But today, these aspects are considered as major achievements.
The politicians would love to have them close to themselves unmindful of the implications this would have on their social image. The act of minister could have been ignored if the accused were cleared of their charges after a trail. But that is not to be. A political party has publicized that people from particular crime background are members of their own party. So, what’s the point in SC stating the victims shouldn’t be seen as those from one particular religion.
The only agenda of Gau Rakshaks is to create fear in the minds of people from a particular community and ensure minds are flared when they want to whip up violence. And a particular political party is the beneficiary of all this fear being played up. Hence the minister has been open enough to felicitate the accused so openly.
If the SC is indeed serious about controlling crime, it has to first ensure the message reaches the central government first. It has to direct the central government to put a check on such incidents, making it an equal partner in perpetuation of the crime. And the court should take steps to ban the Gau Raksha outfits. Else, soon enough, this country may be a sitting duck for murders, lynching and mugging for its main culture and this would happen sooner than we all can even realize!
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RSS man's defamation case against Rahul: Key witness unavailable, hearing adjourned to Dec 20
Thane (PTI): A court in Bhiwandi in Thane district on Saturday adjourned the hearing in the criminal defamation case filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker to December 20 due to non-availability of a crucial prosecution witness.
Advocate Narayan Iyer, counsel for Rahul Gandhi, confirmed the adjournment, stating that the witness, Ashok Saykar, currently Deputy Superintendent of Police in Barshi in Solapur, could not remain present due to personal reasons.
Saykar's evidence is now likely to be recorded on December 29.
His testimony is considered key because he, as police sub inspector in 2014, conducted the preliminary inquiry into the private defamation matter under Section 202 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).
It was on the basis of Saykar's submitted report that the court subsequently issued process (summons) against Rahul Gandhi under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The criminal defamation case was filed by local RSS worker Rajesh Kunte following a speech given by Rahul Gandhi at an election rally near Bhiwandi on March 6, 2014.
The case stems from the Congress leader's alleged statement that "the RSS people killed (Mahatma) Gandhi."
The matter is being heard by Bhiwandi Joint Civil Judge, Junior Division, P M Kolse.
The hearing had previously been adjourned on November 15 after the complainant's counsel, Advocate Prabodh Jaywant, moved an application seeking permission to examine Saykar, who had submitted the probe report to the court.
The matter was originally scheduled for November 29 but was deferred to December 6 after Rahul Gandhi's legal team sought an adjournment citing their non-availability. The proceedings will now resume on December 20.
