THE PLIGHT OF THE SATYAGRAHA

this land of the mahatma weeps silently as a peaceful protestor has been labelled with the charges of"attempt to suicide".this is most shameful that the strong willed followers of the "father" are turning out to be the symbols of 'justice denied'.the need of the hour is immediate response to the myriad issues concerning the displaced millions for whom ms. patkar has been fighting for so longand not the hospitalisation gimmick to show concern for her deteriorating health status. if development comes at the cost of playing with the life and bread of a section of the society and that too the lowest rung in the indian socioeconomic heirarchy it defies the meaning of development itself .the government should plan a proper rehabilitation and resettlement programme for those affected.a nationwide support for this gandhian agitation is expected from every nuke and corner of india and especially from the so called "intellectual" and elitist middle class

INJUSTICE GALORE

the hulabaloo by the judiciary against the parliament giving justice to the indian public regarding the accused m.p's seem to be appropriate . coz what defies the limits of normalcy definately should be questioned. normalcy in our 1 billion strong democracy has just been demonstrated in the "jessica lal" murder case where the accused as usual are roaming freely in front of the tearfilled eyes of the victims family members. its time that either the system be rechristened or a better way to save the taxpayers money to be wasted in such cases can be the addition of a clause in the indian penal code itself which declares the rich and the powerful as "not guilty " at the outset.the role of delhi police is shameful