How to deal with thugs in Burma?

Burma (Myanmar) has been a question mark on the conscience of international community for many years now. The dictators are behaving quite blatantly, oppressing and brutalizing its people in the last few decades. The international community couldn’t do anything about these thugs is a statement in itself. It is also in a way an indicator on how they would handle issues that threatens humanity whether terrorism, global warming or any other future crisis/threat. This blogger as a person who could be located anywhere in the world finds it frightening.

The doosra Gandhi

Varun Gandhi has won the elections and he is going to be the Member of Parliament-the highest law making body in the country. The CDs of his inflammatory speech was beamed across the nation in hundreds of TV channels. Wherein he claimed the CD was doctored, the media and political parties (against him) blamed him. Even the Election Commission had recommended withdrawing his candidature. And the way things happen in elite section Varun Gandhi was quick to play victim and capitalize from it hugely. If the CDs are true then he has seriously violated the election code of conduct, as also it is a criminal offence to incite people (though not amounting to NSA, nevertheless very serious). Varun Gandhi’s election should be cancelled, he doesn’t deserve to be an MP. This is a serious issue. Chalta hai attitude cannot be tolerated when you are playing with life of people.

This blogger is appalled by the way these events are handled. It is like they are showing us some movie and later divide the profit and tell us to get lost. Varun Gandhi gained, political parties gained from this polarization from both end of spectrum. If Varun Gandhi is being victimized and the CD indeed doctored then the culprit need be found and severely punished for the mischief. As also the media should be taken to task for telecasting something without verifying its authenticity, for being grievously irresponsible. If the CD is authentic then Varun Gandhi shouldn’t be in the Lok Sabha, it is indeed an assault on democracy and ideals enshrined in Indian constitution. It is a rabid form of communalism that is attempted to be mainstreamed. People like him are threat to fabric of society, they don’t deserve to be in policy making.

This event if it is allowed to pass is setting a bad precedence. It talks volume about Election Commission and the prosecution machinery-who it seems cannot even verify simple facts. This ambivalence is a serious dereliction of duty. What prevents Judiciary from taking suo moto on this issue? It is about sanctity of Parliament. And yes there is no point coming out with a judgment after few years (as happened in the case of MP from Kerala few years back). These kinds of sensitive matters should be dealt on fast track. It is very much about integrity of nation and lives of common people.