Nation in the hands of criminals
Prosecution witness in Sohrabuddin encounter case Azam Khan’s statement before the CBI court had revealed the role of police department in Haren Pandya murder case. Khan had said former IPS officer Vanzara had allegedly ordered the killing of Pandya. And fearing more names tumbling out in this context, Sohrabuddin and his wife were murdered. Pandya may have been killed to avoid the truth of Gujarat govt’s role in Gujarat massacre coming out in the open or before the media. As if to concur with that, a few strong evidences have also been found.
One is the claim of advocate Satish Uke that justice Loya died of poisoning (isotope) and not of heart attack as claimed. Chief investigating officer Sandeep Tamgadge in an interview to Indian Express has said Amit Shah and three IPS officers are key conspirators of Tulsiram Prajapati’s murder, who was the close aide of Sohrabuddin. All these killings happened when Amit Shah was the home minister of Gujarat. Today he is the national president of the party and perhaps the only person close to Prime Minister Modi.
With this investigation, the nexus between the government, police department and criminals under Gujarat government is out in the open. A home minister had used the power of his office to control the police. And the police were using the criminals to fulfil the requirements of politicians and would receive suitable rewards as well. Later, those criminals would be done to death and the media would praise officers like Vanzara for their ‘encounter’ skills. While in reality, the likes of Vanzara didn’t do those encounters to save the nation or control the criminals or something as important as that.
Those encounters were done to cover up their own misdoings. If the criminals could open their mouth, the true colour of politicians would be out in the open. Police officers would lose their jobs. Even governments may fall. For all these reasons, Sohrabuddin, his wife and their aide had to be killed. There are possibilities of many such murders having happened. Sohrabuddin, Prajapati, Azam Khan and others may have been goondas and criminals, but they were protected and nurtured by people who occupy high offices. This fact becomes evident as one goes into the history. There was a time when Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Morarji Desai, Indira Gandhi and Atal Bihari Vajpayee were the face of the nation. Though there were a few accusations against him, Atal Bihari Vajpayee was liked by one and all. People of this nation loved him because at the international level, his name was impeccable.
His background, his participation in freedom fight, political statesmanship and wide reading had made him an endearing leader. Schools teach good qualities of political leaders so that students get inspired by them and turn into good citizens. But how can the schools teach about the personality of today’s leaders? The answer to why goondas, rowdies and murderers roam without fear in our country lies within us. When leaders without character and values rule us, the characterless will be in the forefront of affairs.
Those who assume power with the help of criminals, will naturally be indebted to them. Their duty is more towards criminals over the common people. They do not have any vision about the country’s development or economical prowess. They are all enthused to foment more communal clashes across the nation. Hence the whole nation needs to wake up when accusations of Haren Pandya, a prominent hindu leader, his killing is aided by Amit Shah. We are submitting the country into the hands some leaders and we need to understand the effect of this.
In the list of Nehru, Shastri and Indira; names like Amit Shah and Modi figuring is the biggest tragedy of the country. Hence, Amit Shah must voluntarily resign from BJP and allow the investigation to complete. PM Modi needs to bring pressure on Shah for this to secure the reputation and integrity of the nation and BJP. With all these gruesome accusations, if Shah continues to be in the office, the difference between police and criminals would naturally be lost and criminals will most certainly rule the country.
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Junior Hockey World Cup: IndiGo crisis disrupts travel plans of players' families, fans
Chennai (PTI): For Kate, the dream was simple -- to watch her son Fahy Noah play for the Australian team in the Junior Hockey World Cup here and visit the Taj Mahal.
But her plans, like those of many others, have been upended by the operational crisis that has hit IndiGo, India's largest domestic airline.
"I am here for the first time and India is so kind and welcoming. We were hoping to see the Taj Mahal, but with the IndiGo problems, we are a bit scared now," Kate, who has come from Brisbane, told PTI outside the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium here.
"One family went on a rest day and got stuck overnight. I think we will have to cancel all our travel plans now, though seeing the Taj Mahal was on my bucket list for long," she said.
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This is the first time that 24 teams are participating in the Junior Hockey World Cup, being held in Chennai and Madurai from November 28 to December 10. For most players and their families, it is their maiden trip to India. Many NRIs have also flown in to support the Indian team.
However, the widespread flight delays and cancellations have thrown schedules into chaos. IndiGo cancelled thousands of flights last week, citing regulatory changes in the pilots' flight duty and regulations norms. This resulted in lakhs of passengers getting stuck at airports across the country.
Laura, who has come from Belgium with her entire family to support her son, said they are now travelling by road.
"We are happy to be here in this beautiful country. We went to Munnar and Madurai, and now we are planning to go to Puducherry and Mahabalipuram by road," she said.
"We had taken IndiGo flights earlier, but some other families who travelled on different days got stuck and somehow managed to come back by train. So we are not flying anywhere in India now. Road travel only and then back to Brussels next week," she said.
For 87-year-old Kenyan hockey legend Avtar Singh Sohal, a four-time Olympian and a lifelong supporter of Indian hockey, the crisis was particularly distressing. He spent 12 gruelling hours at the Chandigarh airport on December 4 before finally reaching Chennai just in time for the quarterfinals.
"Our IndiGo flight was delayed by 12 hours. We were at the airport from 7 am to 7 pm. They kept giving excuses -- the aircraft has not arrived, the pilot is not available. We had no idea what was actually happening," he said.
Accompanying Sohal was 85-year-old Tarlok Singh Mandair, a former treasurer of the English Hockey Association, who had flown in from London.
"It was a horrible experience. They kept changing the timings from 12 noon to 4 pm and we finally took off at 7:20 pm. They gave us sandwiches which were not even good," Mandair recalled.
"Our return flight is also on IndiGo, but now we are exploring other options," he said.
Jujhar Singh Plaha, 86, from London, who was on the same flight, said his excitement has turned into anxiety.
"We were so excited about this trip; hockey is our first love. But this (IndiGo crisis) spoiled our mood. Now we are worried about returning because at our age, we cannot travel long distances by train or road," he said.
Jason, the father of Australian player Roger Lachlan, has had an eventful trip to India so far -- beginning with the rain in Chennai triggered by Cyclone Ditwah.
"We are from Hobart -- home of Ricky Ponting and David Boon. We arrived after a cyclone, which caused heavy rain. Now the sun is out and we are enjoying ourselves," he said with a smile.
Jason, too, has shelved all further travel plans.
"No sightseeing now. We will just eat, swim and head back. I am loving masala dosa, masala tea and curries," he said.
Some fans from Bengaluru, who had booked their flight tickets months in advance, decided not to take a risk. They opted for refunds and drove down to Chennai on Sunday to catch the semifinal.
"With flight uncertainty and trains full, we drove down. We did not want to miss India in the semis," said Vinod Chinnappa, who drove for six hours to come here.
Even officials have not been spared by the flight disruptions.
Digvijay Singh, an official of the Hockey India League franchise, waited eight hours at the Patna airport to catch a flight to Chennai.
"I did not want to miss the India-Belgium quarterfinal, so I waited. I finished all episodes of (web series) Family Man at the lounge," he said.
"I had gone to Patna from Delhi for a meeting earlier in the day and then needed to connect to Chennai," Singh said.
With the World Cup set to wrap up in two days, uncertainty about people's plans to return home looms large.
With prices of alternative flights rising and train seats nearly impossible to find, fans, officials, families and journalists are monitoring travel apps as closely as match updates.
If the situation does not improve soon, returning home could be as challenging as winning matches on the field.
