Tapan Ghosh Congratulates The Youths of Delhi
First I
congratulate the youths of Delhi
However, this expression of anger lacks articulation of the root
cause. And this proves the absence of any established group in this spontaneous
protest, further demonstrating disconnect between the people and parties. The
govt. and the political parties are happy enough that these unorganized and
inexperienced youths cannot pin point and focus the actual loop holes in our
system which are always used by the political beasts.
The youths are screaming for justice, stringent law and first
track trials in courts
and death
penalty for the culprits. But
they are ignorant about the fact that if police does not even register the case, what
is the use of stringent law and trials! Every time when an ordinary girl’s
honour is breached, this massive agitation cannot take place. When that girl
reaches a police station, who will ensure that she will be heard at all. A
phone call would come
to the concerned police officer from a political leader or a rich person, and
police won’t even register the case. Then how one can expect that the laws and
courts would be able to deliver justice to the hapless girl? So, the system has
to be overhauled, especially the role of police and not just changing the laws.
When an offender commits a crime such as rape, he does not do it with this
thinking that the relevant law is soft or loose, and hence he would be able to
come out from clutches of law. Rather, the culprit commits the offence with the
hope that he will get away with the help of some influential person, mostly a
politician, he is known to. Police and politicians need one another. So, the
victim girl, if her acquaintances are not influential enough, is less likely to
be heard in the police station. This decease cannot be cured by enacting any
stringent law. It requires a massive change in the system to bring
about fairness for all victims of violence and to delink the administrative and
political systems by rooting out corruption and crime of the powerful and rich
– many times protecting criminals.
The India Gate protesters are not focusing on this root cause. This basic fallacy and lacuna makes politicians feeling safe and extremely happy that despite this massive spontaneous protest nothing will change on ground.
The India Gate protesters are not focusing on this root cause. This basic fallacy and lacuna makes politicians feeling safe and extremely happy that despite this massive spontaneous protest nothing will change on ground.
- Tapan Ghosh, President, Hindu Samhati
Comments
I am sure,this movement will throw up a leader