Earlier this week, Delhi HC set aside a trial court order acquitting Sajjan Kumar and sentenced him to life imprisonment for his role 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The Delhi High Court overturned...
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
1. As it is 34 years have elapsed since riots happened. Let us not overlook this long period in completion of case filed against Sajjan Kumar. My fear is that Sajjan Kumar will make every effort to avoid imprisonment. Is there a guarantee that Sajjan Kumar will not get a stay of the High Court order of life imprisonment? 2. We as citizens wish to know from apolitical legal experts what needs to be done urgently to ensure that no criminal case, particularly against a politician, drags on (for say) five years or more. 3. Incidentally, I wish to say that the way our politicians work, our Courts work, our judicial system works, and way we citizens react to delays in judicial processes, I think are all matters of disgrace. Do we deserve to call ourselves a democracy?
1. As it is 34 years have elapsed since riots happened. Let us not overlook this long period in completion of case filed against Sajjan Kumar. My fear is that Sajjan Kumar will make every effort to avoid imprisonment. Is there a guarantee that Sajjan Kumar will not get a stay of the High Court order of life imprisonment? 2. We as citizens wish to know from apolitical legal experts what needs to be done urgently to ensure that no criminal case, particularly against a politician, drags on (for say) five years or more. 3. Incidentally, I wish to say that the way our politicians work, our Courts work, our judicial system works, and way we citizens react to delays in judicial processes, I think are all matters of disgrace. Do we deserve to call ourselves a democracy?