Justice Stifled
The entire country is aghast
over the acquittal of all the six
accused in the Pehlu Khan
lynching case.
Two years back Pehlu Khan,
a dairy farmer and his sons were
attacked and beaten brutally by the
mob called Gorakshakas on the
alleged suspicion that they were
smuggling cattle for slaughter.
Subsequently Pehlu Khan died
after 2 days while under medical
treatment.
The brutal act of the mob
beating Pehlu Khan and his sons
was video filmed and shown in the
T.Vs which was a clear available
evidence of the heinous crime
committed by the mob. More over
one of the accused Vipin Yadav is
shown boasting how they had
attacked and beaten with the
details, in a sting operation
conducted by the NDTV.
But even then the accused are
acquitted by the Additional district
judge on ‘benefit of doubt’. The
judge conveniently rejected to
accept the video filming as an
evidence in the case on some
technical legalistic grounds.
Perverse reasoning and logic –that
since videographer who filmed the
alleged incident has not appeared
before the court and gave his
evidence-was borrowed to acquit
the beastly accused.
This not a simple miscarriage
of justice. This is the stifling and
killing of justice by the ruling system
of our country. This stifling of
justice is being practiced all along
by the powers that be, but under
the pretentions of maintaining law
and order, rule of law and justice
will take its own course etc.
Now after the B.J.P assumed
power with the directions and
support of the Hindutva bigotry
organisation RSS this stifling
Aug,Sep - 2019
justice is being practiced delibe-
rating without any democratic
pretentions what so ever.
The country has already
witnessed how the proved Hindutva
terrorists who had participated in
the ghastly bomb blasting and
killings in Malegao blast case,
Samjhauta express case and such
other cases were acquitted scot-
free by the courts.
We have also seen how the
very president of the B.J.P
accused in the Gujarat encounter
case is acquitted and became the
home-minister of our country.
We have seen how in
umpteen mob lynching cases and
cases of violence perpetrated
against Muslims and dalits by the
fringe elements of R.S.S and Sangh
Parivar organisations have been
withdrawn or the accused acquitted
by courts.
Our very ruling system has
facilitated such stifling of justice by
the ruling-class politicians in power,
powerful and the rich. The judicial
system is a part and parcel of the
system and is dependent on the
rulers for its survival. It cannot act
beyond the wishes and policies of
the ruling governments nor can
render any “true justice” as is being
touted by the rulers to the people
to placate them against the gross
injustices and indiscretions being
committed by them. The
investigating agencies, police and
judiciary are not independent but
are under the control of the
government ruled by ruling-classes
and their agent rulers.
So at the behest of the rulers
they are using one alibi or other to
enable those involved in the crimes
like mob lynching to weaken the
case and escape the punishment.
Moreover most of the law
enforcing and justice rendering
authorities too are ideologically
inclined towards Hindutva ideology,
which is prevalent and aggressive
throughout the country, that
goaded them to be accomplices in
stifling the justice and acquitting the
accused criminals.
Such has been the true and
real harsh state of conditions
existing in our country in rendering
justice.
It is for the democratic forces
of our country to fight against this
partisan system of justice under the
control of exploiting ruling classes
and their governments!
Red Salute to Comrade Ramanna Goud!
Comrade E.Ramanna Goud passed away on 26 June 2019 in
Yemmiganoor town of Kyrnool district. He was 87. Com. Ramanna
took up the Marxist ideology as his world outlook in !(%)s and
participated in many a political and peoples movement in Kurnool
district. He led many struggles for land in his native village and
surrounding villages where people are enjoying the fruits of these
struggles even today. He fought against the social practices like
Matangi system and caste discrimination and oppression. He evolved
as a leader of workers in the spinning mill and other factories in and
around Yemminganoor. He acted as the state president of IFTU in the
Undivided AP state.
The CC of CPI (ML) pays revolutionary tributes to Com. E.
Ramanna Goud and conveys its deepest condolences to his family
members.
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