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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Speaker rules out discussion on Guv''s conduct amid K''taka Assembly standoff
Bengaluru (PTI): In an effort to end the logjam over the Governor's address that has stalled proceedings for the past week, Karnataka Assembly Speaker U T Khader on Wednesday ruled that legislators should not discuss Thaawarchand Gehlot or his conduct in the house, saying such debates send the wrong message to the public.
The House has witnessed repeated disruptions and adjournments since the session began on January 22 over the issue of the governor's conduct.
During his address to the joint sitting of the Karnataka legislature on January 22, Gehlot read out only three sentences from the 122-paragraph speech prepared by the state government.
The speech included criticism of the Centre for replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajivika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G), portions of which the governor declined to read.
Concluding his address in about two minutes, the governor left the house, triggering a commotion as Congress legislators attempted to gherao him and raised slogans.
While the opposition BJP accused the ruling Congress and its ministers of "insulting" the governor and demanded action, the treasury benches countered by claiming the governor had "insulted the National Anthem by leaving before it was played."
The house again witnessed heated arguments on the issue earlier in the day, leading to adjournment.
During the interruption, Khader held a meeting with ministers and opposition members to resolve the impasse.
When proceedings resumed, the speaker delivered his ruling.
Referring to the events of January 22 and the subsequent debate, Khader said the conduct and discussions had conveyed the wrong message to the public.
"Our conduct as members of this House and the opinions expressed must be in good taste and in accordance with constitutional provisions. They must uphold the dignity of the House and its members. We must introspect in this direction," he said.
He stressed the need for caution to ensure that such incidents are not repeated in the future.
"Let us end this matter here, continue the discussion on the motion of thanks to the governor, and refrain from discussing the governor or his conduct in this house," the speaker said.
Leader of the Opposition R Ashoka said the house should express regret over what he termed an "insult" to the governor.
Responding, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the situation would not have arisen had the governor read out the entire address.
"Asking the house to express regret is not appropriate. Why did the governor leave even before the National Anthem was played," Siddaramaiah asked.
BJP MLA S Suresh Kumar reminded Siddaramaiah that as Leader of the Opposition in 2011, he had asked then Governor Hansraj Bhardwaj to curtail his address.
Bhardwaj had subsequently placed the address on the table of the house, requesting members to treat it as read.
Siddaramaiah said the situation in January 2011 was different from the present one.
The debate grew intense, leading to another adjournment of the house.
