Modi vs the Courts

When Governments are weak the courts start becoming politically active, behaving as if the responsibility of running the country is on their shoulders. In the courts today, there are not thousands but lakhs of cases lying pending. In their quest for justice, common citizens of this country endlessly visit the courts but the court hearings are prolonged and delayed endlessly. On the other hand, in certain political cases the courts take disproportionate interest, a point that was raised by no less than the current and former Chief Justices of the Supreme Court. While respecting the verdict of the Courts, the ‘setbacks’ Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi is receiving at the hands of the Supreme Court raises some serious questions. Who will answer these questions? Now a new verdict has been delivered- all encounters held in Gujarat from 2003 till 2006 must be probed through an independent inquiry whose report must be submitted in within 3 months. During the period in question, there were 21 encounters and due to the doubts raised on the same the Justice Shah committee will submit its report in 3 months which is being dubbed as a ‘setback to Narendra Modi.’ These developments have made the Congress party full of happiness. Journalist BG Varghese and Javed Akhtar have also filed a petition in the Supreme Court saying all encounters are false; that human rights were violated; that they were targeted against one particular community. These claims are absolutely fictitious and false.

‘HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION’

What does this mean? What is this in reference to? Were the human rights of those innocent Kar Sevaks safeguarded when they were charred to death in Godhra? What followed was rioting in Gujarat causing immense blood shed. Scores of people from both communities were killed but which community needs to be blamed for this does not need to be repeated again. Since then the Congress Party has endlessly tried its best to defeat Modi in Gujarat but have failed. But when they failed at the ballot they adopted other techniques. Gujarat Congress made blatant and illegal use of Government institutions, which is a severe form on corruption. The Congress has been indulging in such tactics for years but find nothing wrong in doing so. It has been a habit of the Congress to misuse Government institutions against Opposition parties. They have always misused Article 356 for which they have also faced indictment from the courts. They cannot stay without power and that explains why they target Opposition parties. Even state Governors have not been sparred; they have become pawns in these games of the Congress. This is what is happening in Karnataka and Gujarat. The Gujarat Raj Bhavan has become a den of the dirty and corrupt politics of the Congress Party. The Lokayukta must be independent but how can he or she be appointed without consulting the Chief Minister? What is happening in Karnataka and Gujarat Raj Bhavans is nothing but politics of revenge- both states have BJP governments. The Modi government took this matter to the High Court and suffered a temporary setback.

With the latest issue of the police encounters the real intentions of the Centre are out in the open. Conflict between the Executive and the Judiciary are not healthy for a democracy. What is happening in Pakistan today must not happen in our country. We are expressing our opinions in the benefit of our nation. We need to exterminate anti-India elements. Who knows, tomorrow even the killing of anti-India elements by our soldiers would become a major controversy. Why should anti-national goons, destructionists have benefit in the name of ‘human rights?’ These elements escape the arm of the law and nobody is able to do anything about it. Ishrat Jehan from Mumbra and her associates were killed by the Gujarat police in an encounter. The testimony by David Headly on Ishrat is an eye opener she had links with LeT and other Islamic extremist groups. The same way, Sohrabuddin had links with terror groups. There may have remained some mistakes in these encounters but it is not as if the policemen killed a Pope, Saint or Maulvi. These were people who were spreading terror among the people but the policemen involved in the encounters are in jail. This has happened in Mumbai also. The police do not know who to listen to- they have to maintain law and order. If they do not do so they will be killed and so will the government functionaries. What if terrorists enter the Courts the way they entered Parliament? At present it looks as if the terrorists are being allowed to enter anyway in the pretext of ‘human rights’!

The above is from Saamana