Sangh Parivar conspiracy behind Sikh massacre
Sometimes justice to the victims itself becomes a big injustice meted out to them. Though former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar has been sentenced to life in the Sikh massacre case, there is always an iota of doubt about whether this can indeed be called justice. What more can be a big injustice when compared to the fact that a conspirator of a massacre is alive for 30 years after the incident and that too he was roaming scot free till now? Justice delayed is justice denied. Though Sajjan has been penalised for life, he can still approach the Supreme Court challenging this decision.
He is already 73. Which means one cannot be sure if the person would be alive or not by the time the court takes up the matter for hearing. The constitution that's alive during small skirmishes, tiffs and smaller crimes goes to sleep during massive massacres. Because those who caused trouble and bloodshed during the Sikh massacre are still roaming the streets of this nation free and fine. Not just that, they have also participated in the proceeding clashes and group violence even after that massacre.
Ironically enough, another leader who allegedly was a prominent part of that massacre, is now the CM of Madhya Pradesh. Leaders of Congress have often said the party is deeply pained and disturbed over the Sikh massacre of 1984, why would that same party choose someone who was part of that massacre to lead a state? The leaders owe everyone an answer for this question. Though Congress led the massive killings in this incident, one cannot deny the proactive role of Sangh Parivar in perpetuating the crime even further. The goriness of this lies in the fact that over 14 FIRs have been registered against 49 BJP and RSS leaders from that time.
What's the connection between Indira Gandhi's assassination, and RSS and BJP? Sikh massacre was part of the continued attack on minorities in this country. The enmity between Sikhs and Sangh Parivar is an old one. Arya Samaj always opposed the Sikhs vehemently. We can see the animosity against Sikhs in Dayanand Saraswati's Satyartha Prakashan book. A big chunk of backward community in Punjab had embraced Sikhism. The efforts to bringing them back to their base religion by RSS and Arya Samaj turned violent since it was met with massive resistance. Khalistan movement started around the same time. Indira Gandhi was assassinated. Politician Nanaji Deshmukh had defended the massacre in open terms stating the Sikhs deserved the treatment they got.
More than saying Congress carried out the Sikh genocide, it is better said that racist and communal minds ordered the killings. Indira Gandhi's assassination was just a pretext for them to kill the Sikhs. Subsequently, it was the same mindset did the killings in Mumbai and then in Gujarat killing the innocent Muslims. Let's consider Gujarat genocide for instance. Sangh Parivar played a direct role in it. At the same time we should also remember that Congress and other parties had been silent spectators in this criminal act by being neutral over it. There are leaders within Congress and other secular parties who support killings over cows and mob lynching carried out by Sangh Parivar supporters.
Sangh Parivar gains strength from their silence. To assume that all culprits have been punished with one person being sentenced to life over this crime is foolishness. If the Sikh massacre was made good for, the communal violence in 1992 wouldn't have happened and the Gujarat genocide wouldn't have taken place either. Even the court referred to Gujarat genocide in it's verdict on the 1984 incident. Court was concerned about the culprits being patronized by political parties and this was making it tough to punish them. Odisha, Kandhamal and Gujarat massacres are not any different from Sikh massacre instead they are the continuation of those, the court observed.
Unfortunately all those who masterminded the Gujarat genocide are in cushy posts in the government and are speaking about giving justice to the victims of Sikh massacre. Congress has atleast apologised to the Sikh community over this. But Gujarat government has not even done that. A law that ensures speedy trial and justice to such incidents along with acting as a deterrent to the reputation of such incidents is the need of the hour. That would be the real justice offered to the victims of Sikh massacre.
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Strict security measures in place in Mumbai for Messi's events at 2 venues Dec 14, say police
Mumbai (PTI): In view of Argentine superstar footballer Lionel Messi's visit to Mumbai on Sunday, the city police are implementing stringent security measures, like not allowing water bottles, metals, coins inside the stadiums and setting up watchtowers to keep an eye on the crowd, officials said.
The police also said taking extra care to avoid any stampede-like situation and to prevent recurrence of the chaotic situation that unfolded in Kolkata during Messi's visit on Saturday as thousands of fans protested inside the Salt Lake stadium here after failing to catch a clear glimpse of the football icon despite paying hefty sums for tickets.
Messi is expected to be present at the Cricket Club of India (Brabourne Stadium) in Mumbai on Sunday for a Padel GOAT Cup event followed by attending a celebrity football match. He is expected to proceed to the Wankhede Stadium for the GOAT India Tour main event around 5 pm.
"In view of Lionel Messi's visit to Mumbai, the police are geared up and have put in place a high level of security arrangements in and around the stadiums located in south Mumbai. Considering the chaos that prevailed in Kolkata and the security breach, we have deployed World Cup-level security arrangements at Brabourne and Wankhede stadiums," an official said.
Expecting heavy crowd near the stadiums during Messi's visit, the city police force has deployed more than 2,000 of its personnel near and around both the venues, he said.
As the Mumbai police have the experience of security 'bandobast' during the victory parade of ICC World Cup-winning Indian team and World Cup final match at the Wankhede Stadium, in which over one lakh cricket fans had gathered, we are prepared to handle a large crowd of fans, he said.
"We are trying to avoid the errors that occurred in the past," the official said.
There is no place to sneak inside the stadiums in Mumbai like the Kolkata stadium, according to him.
The police are also asking the organisers to provide all the required facilities to the fans inside the stadium, so that there will be no chaos, he said, adding the spectators have purchased tickets in the range of Rs 5,000 to 25,000. After paying so much of amount, any spectator expects proper services, while enjoying the event, he said.
The police are expecting 33,000 spectators at the Wankhede Stadium and over 4,000 at Brabourne Stadium. Besides this, more than 30,000 people are expected outside and around the stadiums just to have a glimpse of the football sensation, he said.
The organisers responsible for Messi's India visit recently came to Mumbai to discuss security arrangements. During the meeting, the Mumbai police asked them not to take the event lightly, according to the official.
After those requirements were fulfilled, the final security deployment was chalked out, he said.
Police has the standard procedure of the security arrangements inside the Wankhede Stadium, where people are barred from taking water bottles, metals objects, coins. Police are setting up watch towers near the stadiums and there will be traffic diversions, so that there is maximum space available to stand, according to the official.
Police are also appealing to the spectators to use public transport service for commuting and avoid personal vehicles to reach south Mumbai.
To avoid any stampede-like situation, police are also taking precautionary measures and will stop the fans some distance ahead of the stadium and public announcement systems will be used to guide the crowd. Barricades will be placed at various places to manage the crowd.
In case the crowd swells up beyond expectation, the police will divert people to other grounds and preparations in this regard underway, he said.
Additional police force has been deployed in south Mumbai to tackle any kind of situation, he said.
