Now, the water has crossed the nose level. It is time to rethink & act. Let dishonour the killing for the sake of honour. It’s a nightmare. Multidimensional remedy is required to address the issue which includes social, political & legal aspects to way out the crisis.
Women are most vulnerable section especially in Indian society irrespective of their educational and economic background. Women’s subordination is justified by the name of stereotyped tradition and value system. We treat women like landed property in which no one can dare to encroach and men are natural guard of women. It seems, as if women have no logic & right wrong decision capacity. The brutal killing of their by own family member for the honour of society is highly condemnable.
It is quite apparent that traditions have their own significance in particular society. Inter cast marriages & marriages in same Gotra are strictly prohibited in some society. Traditions of north & south India are also different. Marriage with sister’s daughter is allowed in south but it is strictly prohibited in north India. It is also important to note that marriages of Hindus should be based only on Hindu marriage act. Our mythological scriptures have stories full of love & inter caste marriage like marriage of lord Krishna with Jamvanti, Bhima with Hidimba which were socially accepted. Lord Krishna Himself eloped His sister Subhadra to marry with Arjuna. One of the respected scripture the Vishnu-Purana mentions the marriage in same Gotra after seven generations. Hence, it needs to understand our tradition, nothing is universal. Culture is a dynamic concept.
It must be changed with time.
Caste is the reality in India.It prevails all around. Such type of so called honour killing is not confined to Khaps of Delhi, Haryana, UP and Rajasthan only. Recently the supreme court of India issued notice to centre and eight states in case related to honour killing. Numerical strength of these Khap like caste councils has their political importance also. Not a single politician of any political party came forward publicly to denounce the killer khap panchayat and their activities. Ironically some politician supported and boosted the mentality of Khaps. This is nothing but vote bank politics. Political parties have politicized the murder of Rizwanur & Soharabuddin. Why not they are opposing vehemently the killing abetted by these caste councils? They are not making hue & cry over the issue as it will loose the compact vote bank of any particular caste.
At legal front, fast track courts should be established for quick justice & culprit should be punished immediately to check further deterioration.
The so-called honour killing is a humanitarian disaster where women are raped and killed by their own family member for the sake of IZZAT. No matter who will marry to whom whether out side the caste or inside the gotra, these insane brutal activities must be forcefully checked. Otherwise, these caste councils would take the shape of local Taliban and start the moral policing.
Year 1984 was very tragic for India which witnessed the series of incidents which include immediate fallout of riots just after murder of then prime minister Indira Gandhi in which thousands of Sikhs were brutally massacred and just one month later in Bhopal gas tragedy thousands &thousands of innocent poor people were killed.
A quarter of century later, postmortem of Bhopal gas leak case is being done. Mystery reveals on daily basis. The recent outburst came after the judgment which is nothing but synonymous with mockery. Punishment for the crime of killing of 25 thousands people & injuring in lakhs is only two year imprisonment. This exactly called delayed &denied justice. Further, media report of high level governmental arrangements of safe passage for union carbide chief Waren Andrreson , has shaken the nation. People feel deceived and betrayed. In the city of dead and dying where politicians and bureaucrats should do all their best for victims but the preferred to utilize those valuables time for Mr.Andreson to made him flee the country.
This incident is blot to the democratic government where sovereignty is vested in people. Now, political firefighting has started. Opposition parties are targeting congress which in turn came in defensive mode.
Real cause of this whole episode is said by congress spokes person Manish Tiwari who blamed SYSTEM to flee Anderson &JURISPRUDENCE for delayed & denied justice. It is true. Our system is ill. It is subservient to the affluent whether people or nation. But , ask Mr. Tiwari who made this system and who run it?Who is responsible for change in jurisprudence? It is you (POLITICIANS & BUREAUCRATS) who made this system corrupt , bankrupt & emotionless. It is our system who allowed union carbide company to neglect the security & safety norms irrespective of their quantum of damage.
Ironically, it is system of America & style of Barack Obama who is ready to put his boot on throat of British Petroleum & demanding compensation not only for eleven died people but also for sea- animals on the name of ecosystem. But, it is our system which tolerate leaders of ruling & chief opposition party as a advocate and adviser of Dow chemicals who bought lethal union carbide. It is our system which is ready to accept such government .
Remember the statement of Vilfred Pereto who said that history has always been graveyards of aristocracy. Our system work under this USP otherwise our government would never fixed the cap of Rs.500 crore as compensation & rehabilitation in the case of nuclear accident under civil nuclear liability Bill for foreign operators.
Certainly , this system need to be operated , addressed & changed otherwise we are bound to be the mute spectators of Bhopal like tragedy.
