Finally, death for Kasab
After eighteen months and Rs36 crore later, the perpetrator of the most heinous crime against humanity, was sentenced to death by the special anti-terror court of M.L. Tahaliyani in Mumbai. The capital punishment awarded to the lone surviving terrorist arrested alive was awaited by all those who saw him spraying bullets at CST station on the fateful night of November 26, 2008.
Justice Tahaliyani pronounced capital punishment for the 22-year-old terrorist on five counts of murder, conspiracy to murder, waging war against the country, abetting murder and committing terrorist activities under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. 166 people were killed in the carnage.
The sentencing will definitely be a setback to ISI and other defense organizations of Pakistan, which support and wage terrorism against India. Pakistan has time and again tried to wound the very spirit of India but failed to do so. India’s diversity is the strength and when it comes to nation, entire population of India stand together. That is what has been seen on 26/11.
Though it was expected earlier but finally he has been given what he deserves. This will give solace to all those who lost their lives on that night. This will definitely send a strong message to Pakistan’s terror outfits which are engaged from many decades, in the plans of derailing Indian establishment.
As judge Tahliyani said that no leniency should be shown to Kasab. “In the court’s opinion, Kasab has no chance to reform. Keeping such a terrorist alive will be a lingering danger to the society and the Indian government,” Judge Tahaliyani said while pronouncing his verdict, three days after he convicted him for the massacre.
The judge cited the example of the Kandahar hijack case in which arrested terrorists were swapped for the passengers held hostage.
“If Kasab is kept alive, this situation may occur again,” he said. The judge said Kasab had joined terror outfit LeT voluntarily and offered himself to be a “mujahideen“(holy warrior).
Kasab, who hails from Fardikot in Pakistan, broke down after hearing the sentence.
As the judge was reading out the sentence, Kasab was seen sobbing. He asked for a glass of water during the pronouncement.
After the sentence was read out, Tahaliyani explained to him in Hindi that he had been given death penalty on five counts and whether he wanted to say anything.
But the Pakistani gunman simply shook his head after which he was taken away by the police back to the Arthur Road jail.
But judicial procedure, as experts were saying, will give some more time to Kasab, as now he can appeal to the Supreme Court and later to the President of India for clemency. But he stands almost negligible chances.
This sentence will send strong message to Pakistan that India is capable enough to tackle this menace and will send all those to hell who think they can cause any harm to it.
From the very morning everyone was glued to TV sets to hear the sentence and there were celebrations all across the nation on the widely expected outcome. Now everyone wants that he should be hanged as soon as possible. Political parties, particularly BJP have raised concerns that this case should not be kept pending like that of Afzal Guru’s. Indian citizens voice the same concern that there should not be any delay in hanging this militant. Capital punishment to Kasab will be a lesson to those who think they can go away with whatever they can do to India. No, not any more.
Thursday 6 May 2010
Monday 25 January 2010
Winter kills the poor
This year, if MET department is to be believed, more than five hundred people have lost their lives due to winter. The most suffered community has been the poor and the needy in big cities who have no place to go, and they don't have adequate 'arrangements' to fight the winter.
In many northern states like Punjab, Delhi and UP mercury has dipped lower than 5 degree Celsius. Though governments of these states claim that they have spent many crores for these poor people but efforts, it seems, have remained to the papers only.
Only UP government claims that they have granted Rs 10 crores to purchase blankets, ironically this state shows 450 deaths (maximum deaths in a state so far) due to cold.
Historically, Makar Sankranti ( A famous Hindu festival) celeberated with much fervor, marks the Sun’s entry into the northern hemisphere and the end of winter.
But this year this has not happened. Uttar Pradesh has been the victim of weather’s extremity. There have been 450 deaths in the state, nearly 40 in Bihar, while Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana are constantly under sub-zero temperatures .
Most deaths have occurred among the poor due to inadequate shelter and lack of warm clothing. Compounding the problem has been rain across North India, including Delhi, UP, Haryana, and Punjab, after which temperatures have fallen further. Amritsar remains the coldest place with minus one temperature in the north. MET department predicts that icy winds will continue to blow in from the Himalayas and there isn’t much hope of fog dissipating in a hurry either.
Dense fog cover has been engulfing entire north from early hours of the evening and disappears only after 8.30 in the morning. Recent train accidents in near Kanpur and Tundla has raised alarm bells in the railway department and Indian Railway has released some guidelines to prevent any mishap in future. Though mercury level has gone in past two days but fog is still to say good bye. Dense fog cover in Delhi has been delaying many flights for hours and in worst case cancelling them. As many as 14 trains passing through Hapur and Moradabad has been cancelled and will be continued ony after the fog cover disappear.
Though Delhi government has arranged bonfires at many places but they are not enough to meet the demand of lakhs of poor people living in the city.
Though some NGOs and college students are contributing their wit by collecting used woolen clothes and later giving these clothes to the needy.
But there are thousnads of other who are suffering and bearing the brunt of winter in India and we need sincere govrnments to solve the probem. Shelling out money on the name of poor and later pocketing it in their pockets is the realty we see happening daily in our country. Corrupt habits of politicians and babus will not die until citizens come out in open and taking things in their own hands to complete them on time.
Every single person dying due to winter is a slap to the present goverenment as well as people who claim that India is prospering at rapid rate because they forget to mention that India is prospering -true, but Bharat, where our most population lives is hungry, poor and starving.
Though signs of the change are visible but it will take at least two decades to fill this disparity gap and that seems impossible.
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