JUSTICE NOT FOR US!!
To start with, if criminal lawyers were not to defend criminals then there would be nothing else for them to do. The lawyers, journalists, housewives all are chanting against Ram Jethmalani for taking up Manu Sharma's case as we Indians fear that he'll bail out the culprit. Then shouldn't we be blaming our investigation & judicial system instead for having loop holes which are easily exploited by the experienced & top lawyers. Ram Jethmalani is known for taking up cases which defy public opinion, be it the case of Kehar S. or Prof. Geelani. Both of these small & simple men would have been hanged had it not been for Ram's intervention but Manu's case is different. This time Jethmalani won't earn accolades but as rumors are running he may get a crore added up in his account. The only thing turning up in this debate is that is justice available only to those who can pay for it??
November 17, 2006
November 08, 2006
Secular Dilemma
From recent events & happenings what seems is that being 'secular' has come in the way of decision & policy making of our PM & the President. After announcing the hefty vidharbha package, the strongly speculated relief package for Punjab farmers was not announced by the PM on his visit to the state leaving many astounded. Was that because he doubted being called a 'sikh' PM rather than the Indian PM? And the clemency plea of Afzal is pending on the President's table but even if he wants to change the hanging to a life sentence, he'll think twice due to the qualm of being labeled 'muslim biased'. You might jump now & say a big NO but we all will be the ones who'll keep gossiping about the non existing biasing & tarnish the undoubted secular image of these two leaders. With a Sikh PM & a Muslim President, we are at the un-scaled heights of secularism on 'paper' but at 'hearts'…??
Missing Rationalism
I’m sorry to say this but maybe we Indians have lost the way of thinking rationally or as ‘west’ says we are emotional fools no doubt! We have criticized Kashmiris & many liberals & intellectuals for supporting clemency plea of M.Afzal, a man who doesn’t fit in rarest of rare cases of death penalty & is not directly linked to parliament attack. His trial is suspected & he fought the case without a lawyer too. On the other hand, lots of Indian hands & voices have come up for supporting Saddam & criticizing his sentence. He is the same man who culled thousands of innocents & subjected more too severe atrocities. What makes us think & act so abruptly & absurdly? Maybe the emotional anti-US stance has lead to the support of saddam!!
October 24, 2006
Stall it!
BEWARE OF N.KOREA!!
It wouldn’t be wrong to state the NUCLEAR testing by N.Korea as the onset of a dangerous cold war having ample potential of transforming into a real hot one. With Iran also lined up to march into the N-States, Asia seems to be emerging as a nuclear continent rather than a developed one. Shedding the anti-US stand, the world lobby has to support US in imposing sanctions on N.Korea to keep a check on nuclear proliferation & send a strong signal to various nation dictators. We just can’t stand up & say, “if US & India can, then why not N.Korea?” The responsible democratic setup of these nations along with the anti-terrorist nature & history can’t be ignored. N.Korea can be effectively stalled if China supports the sanctions & cuts off its energy & food supplies making it feel like a lone stranger. China shouldn’t act softly just to show off against US or Japan & later repent, as US did in case of Al-Qaida & Afghanistan.
It wouldn’t be wrong to state the NUCLEAR testing by N.Korea as the onset of a dangerous cold war having ample potential of transforming into a real hot one. With Iran also lined up to march into the N-States, Asia seems to be emerging as a nuclear continent rather than a developed one. Shedding the anti-US stand, the world lobby has to support US in imposing sanctions on N.Korea to keep a check on nuclear proliferation & send a strong signal to various nation dictators. We just can’t stand up & say, “if US & India can, then why not N.Korea?” The responsible democratic setup of these nations along with the anti-terrorist nature & history can’t be ignored. N.Korea can be effectively stalled if China supports the sanctions & cuts off its energy & food supplies making it feel like a lone stranger. China shouldn’t act softly just to show off against US or Japan & later repent, as US did in case of Al-Qaida & Afghanistan.
October 19, 2006
Not a weak PM at all
WEAK P.M. NO WAY !!
I've been waiting patiently for people to change their views on our P.M. Some have by the course of time and happenings but many haven't. Just because in the very beginning he was given the post and not demanded it, we termed him as 'obvious weak'. But he has made his niche very well and answered his critics by actions and words both. His single handed holding to the INDO-US deal and convincing the LEFT (insider OPPOSITION) is not ignorable. In the natwar episode, when his decisiveness and authority was questioned he compelled the party to serve natwar a show cause notice. In the obc reservation issue he made sure that unaided institutes were kept out and staggered the implementation. Now he has defied all predictions and made a joint mechanism program with musharraf. Being utterly convincing and honest and given ample time and room, he'll turn out to be the best P.M.
I've been waiting patiently for people to change their views on our P.M. Some have by the course of time and happenings but many haven't. Just because in the very beginning he was given the post and not demanded it, we termed him as 'obvious weak'. But he has made his niche very well and answered his critics by actions and words both. His single handed holding to the INDO-US deal and convincing the LEFT (insider OPPOSITION) is not ignorable. In the natwar episode, when his decisiveness and authority was questioned he compelled the party to serve natwar a show cause notice. In the obc reservation issue he made sure that unaided institutes were kept out and staggered the implementation. Now he has defied all predictions and made a joint mechanism program with musharraf. Being utterly convincing and honest and given ample time and room, he'll turn out to be the best P.M.
October 16, 2006
SEZs boon or curse?
SEZs! GOOD or BAD??
It all started well with a vision of development but is slowly taking an ugly turn. To bring INDIA in global eyes by raising its exports & inviting FDI, Special Economic Zones (SEZs) form a good option. They'll also generate employment for lakhs besides overall development of the area when 300 of them get fully operational. But can we neglect their negative implications? Farmers are being displaced forcibly and awarded paltry sum of what the industrial houses are paying to the govts. Moreover by allowing every firm to invest in SEZ our revenue account is being denied of millions in cash. Strict Regulation is necessary to justify its name or they'll be called 'Special Exploitation Zones'. All state govts should pay heed to the advice of Sonia-Manmohan duo of no SEZ on prime fertile agricultural land and duly compensate the land owners.
It all started well with a vision of development but is slowly taking an ugly turn. To bring INDIA in global eyes by raising its exports & inviting FDI, Special Economic Zones (SEZs) form a good option. They'll also generate employment for lakhs besides overall development of the area when 300 of them get fully operational. But can we neglect their negative implications? Farmers are being displaced forcibly and awarded paltry sum of what the industrial houses are paying to the govts. Moreover by allowing every firm to invest in SEZ our revenue account is being denied of millions in cash. Strict Regulation is necessary to justify its name or they'll be called 'Special Exploitation Zones'. All state govts should pay heed to the advice of Sonia-Manmohan duo of no SEZ on prime fertile agricultural land and duly compensate the land owners.
afzal hanging issue
WHY JUST HANG??
The debate on Capital Punishment can go on & on but there's an urgent need to address the issue of M.Afzal's Death Sentence. As per the present law, capital punishment is valid (in rare of the rarest cases) & the clemency plea recognized too. So if the President considers the mercy issue there's no need for me & you to make hue & cry. The main aim of the judiciary in this case is to make sure the guilty is severely punished & more such attacks are deterred. This parliament attack killing calls for special status considering its sensitivity. It has to be made sure that more Afzal's are not born by mere provocation & revenge feeling & we don't create a martyr of a national culprit. More punishing would be to keep him languishing in severe imprisonment for whole of his life and make his identity lost & invalid. We just can't afford to repeat the 1984 Butt episode.
The debate on Capital Punishment can go on & on but there's an urgent need to address the issue of M.Afzal's Death Sentence. As per the present law, capital punishment is valid (in rare of the rarest cases) & the clemency plea recognized too. So if the President considers the mercy issue there's no need for me & you to make hue & cry. The main aim of the judiciary in this case is to make sure the guilty is severely punished & more such attacks are deterred. This parliament attack killing calls for special status considering its sensitivity. It has to be made sure that more Afzal's are not born by mere provocation & revenge feeling & we don't create a martyr of a national culprit. More punishing would be to keep him languishing in severe imprisonment for whole of his life and make his identity lost & invalid. We just can't afford to repeat the 1984 Butt episode.
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