Rape of the democracy

Few weeks’ back there was brouhaha over rape remarks and rape things in Uttar Pradesh (UP). Now there is sex scandal in Jammu & Kashmir. I don’t know what, who is correct and what, who is wrong and don’t plan to know either. The politicians have made a complete debauchery of the Indian system, values and much hyped Indian democracy. This is my first piece on the Indian political system and many more will continue because we know politicians are never going to change. They make complete mockery of the system by which they are elected and the way they are running (ruling) the country.

Moving back to the Mayawati case, we will revisit Omar Abdullah’s case in a week’s time. By that time there will number of twists and turns to the case.

Mayawati, the Dalit leader, one of the most powerful woman ever in India (outside the Gandhi or Congress family). Congress/Gandhi women inherit it. Mayawati has fought for it, achieved it. Many people disapprove of her ways. Had she not been the way she is, she may not have become Chief Minister of one of the biggest and most populous State of India. It’s really difficult for a woman to come at this level in the male chauvinist, hypocritic and caste divided State like Uttar Pradesh.

Rita Bahuguna Joshi is the Uttar Pradesh State Congress President. Not heard name? Rahul Gandhi overshadows her with his dimpling charisma and idea of new strategy and ideology. Rita made it to the news for her alleged remarks on Mayawati. She remarked,

“In UP if Dalits are raped then officials go there give them Rs 20,000. Is this the value for a Dalit lady. If the same thing happens with Mayawati we are ready to give her compensation of one crore”.

What would one say on such a remark?

Most of my friends were elated when they heard it. Mayawati should be treated this way only. She deserves it and she has earned it. But why in democracy or civilized society do we need make such remarks? I was enjoying with my friends. But then such remarks against the CM of a State should not be tolerated in a democracy? Whosoever she is dalit, dacoit, say anything, the fact remains that abov all Mayawati is the CM of Uttar Pradesh.

Mayawati is always quick to prove her powers and she is the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. She never misses an opportunity to prove her point and to make the poor illiterate junta of Uttar Pradesh realize that you cannot expect anything from me, I am myself a victim being a Dalit. You should support my cause to protect and fight for my rights, in turn feel as if you are fighting for yourself.

Mayawati gave arrest orders against Rita under 153 A (delivering inflammatory speeches), section 109 of IPC (using abusive language), 7 Criminal Law Amendment Act besides SC/ST Atrocities Prevention Act. SC/ST Atrocities Prevention Act is one of the most heinous crime, more than rape or murder. It is difficult to obtain bail under it and one can be imprisoned for upto five years. Rita Bahuguna Joshi like all politicians would have loved to go to jail but not under SC/ST Atrocities Prevention Act. Yeah I know, in India all the laws and rules are exploited by wealthy and the powerful. The act is not used by the needy who area abused everyday for the way they are born.

Then came the romper from Rita Bahuguna Joshi, when she was arrested and sent to judicial custody for 14 days, an honest reply, which is rarely to be heard from politicians, a reply with the spirit of democracy and the righteousness. A portion of her house was set on fire by BSP supporters in the high profile area of Lucknow.

“I was addressing the Chief Minister and not a Dalit. I was espousing the cause of women as to how compensation for rape did not mean anything and real justice would be to punish the perpetrators. It was a woman talking to women about a woman chief minister. Can a CM have a caste? The entire thing has been twisted by the CM.”

Further Ms. Rita Joshi apologized. Well why, most of the time, it is their own party pressure which succumbs them.

"I regret that one word I used against the chief minister ... I crossed the limits but the context in which it was made should be understood. My purpose was to convey the plight of dalit women (who were raped) and the woman chief minister should have understood the context," she told reporters coming out of the jail.”

Countering allegations of having made derogatory remarks against Dalits, Ms. Joshi said that since 1947, there had been a Dalit and a Muslim cook in her house. Where can you fit this quote from Ms. Joshi? Not an issue, in politics more questions, answers and clarifications are given and taken which have little or no relevance to the subject being discussed. This time it is actually against herself only.

Finally getting to the point from where it all started. A woman was raped in UP, Mayawati granted her cash compensation of Rs. 20,000. After few days, a girl was raped again in UP. Mayawati personally visited that girl with cash compensation of Rs. 50,000. Why the discrimination between a girl and a woman? Mayawati can talk better about it. The bigger reward for the girl was Mayawati, yes the CM of UP, herself visited the girl and handed over the cheque to her. The cost of visiting the girl by the CM amounted to Rs. 5,00,000 to the State Exchequer.

The reason this post has been titled RAPE of the DEMOCRACY.

I am not against Cash compensation but a person demands the right. The right to fight for his/her self. They wanted the perpetrators to be brought to Justice. Rs. 5,00,000 is spent on visiting the victim by the CM for handing over Rs. 50,000 compensation. Rita Bahuguna Joshi makes such disastrous remarks against the CM. It should not be allowed, no matter how good or bad the CM or the Head of the State is? Mayawati for asserting her right to file cases against any law she pleases to.

Is it time to recheck our thinking on democracy or we need to restructure the mould of our Indian society is a choice for the INDIANS?