It is disheartening to read about the plight of riot hit families which surfaces in the news every now and then. The cover stories are heart wrenching realities of the modern era communal riots. But apart from being highly readable stories they serve little purpose to the society as well as to these victims. The sluggish pace of justice delivery system means the culprits are walking scot free even as the victimized families find it difficult to bear the loss of their breadwinners. This in turn motivates the perpetrators of these crimes to carry the same heinous crimes in the future as they are assured of impunity by their political masters. In this way, rather than giving a landmark judgement which severely punishes the guilty and becomes a precedent in any unfortunate riot case in the future, law is inadvertently providing shelter to the perpetrators.
Of course, the cliche "law will take its own course" doesn't stand a chance in front of the might of the state , Gujarat being an obvious example. It is high time we realize that Justice delayed is justice denied. The biggest disappointment is how easily general public seems to have forgotten the worst form of human violations that India has ever witnessed. Be it Godhra or anti-sikh riots, one thing that stands out is the reaction of the general public which seems to care more about Sachin scoring his 100th hundred than asking for justice for these inncoent victims. Many people dismiss it as black blemishes on an otherwise white dress but they fail to realise that unless the root cause of these acts is not taken care of in the bud we stand a chance of making the whole dress dirty. Wake up...NOW!
-Sunny Gusain
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