A Cynic's Comment
Some Indians (like me) who still believe in the old-fashioned ideas of Justice, Rule of Law, Fairplay etc. would be elated by the news that the two rapist-murderers of Tapasi Malik of Singur, themselves big shots in the CPI-M, have been convicted and sentenced to Life Imprisonment.
But cynic as I am, I feel that this euphoria should be short-lived. Living under the CPI-M rule for the last thirty years, haven't we seen the subversion of the Rule of Law again and again, and again? Haven't we seen one Mandal, convicted of murder in a lower court, appealed to the High Court and became an MLA, and remained an MLA; the outcome of that appeal has never been known.
Also, more recently, we have seen here in Kolkata that a CPI-M 'leader' was reported to the High Court as 'absconder' and "could not be found by the police", while this "absconder" attended his office regularly in the Writers' Buldings as a Minister of the West Bengal Govt. closely working with Chief Minister who is also the 'Police Minister'.
These instances are only the tip of the iceberg, but they point to the distinct possibility that these two convicted murderers would move about freely even if their conviction is not set aside by the High Court. After all, there is this wonderful thing called 'bail' that gives complete freedom to the criminals to go about their business, and even become MLAs and MPs.
Contrast this with the case of Dr. Binayak Sen, the selfless worker among the poor tribals who has been in jail for more than a year without trial! So, how about Justice, Rule of Law and all that..?
But cynic as I am, I feel that this euphoria should be short-lived. Living under the CPI-M rule for the last thirty years, haven't we seen the subversion of the Rule of Law again and again, and again? Haven't we seen one Mandal, convicted of murder in a lower court, appealed to the High Court and became an MLA, and remained an MLA; the outcome of that appeal has never been known.
Also, more recently, we have seen here in Kolkata that a CPI-M 'leader' was reported to the High Court as 'absconder' and "could not be found by the police", while this "absconder" attended his office regularly in the Writers' Buldings as a Minister of the West Bengal Govt. closely working with Chief Minister who is also the 'Police Minister'.
These instances are only the tip of the iceberg, but they point to the distinct possibility that these two convicted murderers would move about freely even if their conviction is not set aside by the High Court. After all, there is this wonderful thing called 'bail' that gives complete freedom to the criminals to go about their business, and even become MLAs and MPs.
Contrast this with the case of Dr. Binayak Sen, the selfless worker among the poor tribals who has been in jail for more than a year without trial! So, how about Justice, Rule of Law and all that..?
posted by SENsible at 12:24 pm
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