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active day for justice

Yesterday, October 23rd, was a very busy day for justice across the country with more than 50 life imprisonment sentences meted out on a number of cases. Perhaps the one getting the most sound bites was the conviction of former UP minister and current MLA, Amarmani Tripathi and three others, including his wife, for the murder of poetess Madhumita Shukla.

The second conviction was of 10 cops in the fake Connaught Place encounter in 1997, in which two innocent men were murdered in broad daylight.

The third conviction was handed out to 31 in the Coimbatore blasts in 1998, when the fanatical Muslim organization, Al Umma hatched a plot to assassinate LK Advani. The blasts had killed 58 people. One of the accused, their propaganda master, received four consecutive terms, running to 138 years. Another received 3 consecutive terms, while 10 others received double terms.

Another conviction which wasn't talked about as much as the rest was the conviction of 11 people in Kanpur who had charred to death 11 Muslims during the Babri Masjid riots.

While 60 life convictions in a day is unprecedented, I cannot help but think is this a mere coincidence? Or was there really something cooking in the judiciary to respond to the growing lawlessness in the country? Many people say both things. Lawyers say its no big deal, and the media is merely overplaying the judgments, which are the court's duty in the first place and not out of the ordinary.

Whatever the case, I am very happy that this has happened. People need to believe that the Indian union is still strong, despite the growing lawlessness and the resultant anarchy. They both work in tandem, and both weaken the state. With a defunct police system, crime goes on an upward spiral, and with crime going out of control, many people take the law into their own hands. The last few months are peppered with stories of public lynching and petty criminals beaten to death.

Everyone is unhappy with a lot of things. We are a very, very disenfranchised nation, and most of us are just looking for an outlet to vent our frustrations. Its not everyday that one gets to see solid reminders of a still active judiciary, which is important when we all know the executive has been on a downward spiral since decades.

Blue Line

They call the Blue Lines running in that crappy city we call the capital of India as the killer line. Almost every day, somebody is run over by one of these errant buses, and the response is now predictable - people take to the streets, damage public property, police hangs around, politicians mumble something, and the ants carry about their lives.

True, there are many blue line buses that are at fault, but do you notice the logical inconsistency in my statement? The entire media jugglery has harped on these errant buses, as it they are robots driving themselves around and running over people. Buses are compounded, and fined and are subjected to whatever 'humiliation' that the illustrious administrators of Crappy Delhi seem fit, but the focus on the drivers seem to be missing.

True, by confiscating buses they may hope to influence the bus owners - many of who are local politicians and other officials - into forcing their drivers to do a better job, but wouldnt it have been better to just say it straight to their faces?

There was a training program that the department of transportation conducted for all blue line bus drivers. Less than 40% showed up. Some whimper was heard in the media about this, but its lost in the sea of other bullshit. What I do know is that the safest car, or bus for that matter, can be ruined in an instant if an idiot is behind the wheel. That is the case with New Delhi. Even a khatara bus can do yeoman's service if it is run with efficiency and professionalism. But professionalism and efficiency are two words that are only seen in rare cases in India, and especially in the Governmental context.

I get to see Sheila Dixit vociferously claiming action, and I get to see that dirty man, Harun Yusuf, talk with a straight face about how things will change. Nothing will change.

I got to see great political unity in Delhi when all the politicians got together to cover their asses when their pawn, Ashok Malhotra got caught. Of course, that issue died slowly. Never mind the crores of rupees and acres of land involved. I am sure i'll get to see the same political dexterity in this case well.

There is no one solution. In fact, there is no solution at all. People will still never learn to drive, the two-wheelers will still showcase their death-defying stunts on the road, including driving on the wrong side, zig-zagging between lanes, crossing at will, but if someone's act comes to an immature end, of course, that person is not at fault. I get to see this despicable form of driving everyday, and I know it takes years to condition somebody to do something different, and this is a whole generation of awful drivers with non-existent regards for rules. It will only take a big stick for errants to force some change, and given the spinelessness of our politicians to take bold decisions, I dont see that happening at all.