I’m referring to this column published on 12 May 10 titled Hang ‘em high where Mr Jug Suraiya says that capital punishment might make for a popular spectacular sport. He’s talking about people like Ajmal Kasab and wants such hangings to be carried out publicly in order to grab maximum eyeballs and act as a deterrent.

Further, he implies that this could actually be like a fun fair like it used to be a couple of centuries ago with vendors of snacks and souvenirs doing brisk business. He goes on to add that India is a violent society where life is cheap. And therefore, he asks, would a few, well deserved public executions further brutalize us? He further adds that this too could be a money spinning event, something like the IPL, where IPL stands for Indian Phansi League.

Posted on May 14th, 2010 under India calling. Tags: 26/11, Arnab, execution, Goswami, hanging, Jug, Kasab, Times Now. Comments: 2

When Dr BR Ambedkar wrote our constitution I’m quite sure he did not really take into account the kind of progress that would be made in medicine technology which can be put to effective use against criminals. Nor did he visualize that half a century down the line India would be one of the most corrupt and crime infested nations on the face of this earth. What he did was in tune with the times he lived in. And the times have indeed changed. For most of us Indians making money at any cost is the prime reason for existence, laws be damned. Is it any wonder then that the crime graph of our country is rising with every passing day? And the low conviction rate is a very big reason for this because of which the accused are let off on the streets to commit more crimes.

Posted on May 7th, 2010 under India calling. Tags: court, crime, Kasab, murder, narco, rape, telgi, test. Comments: 14

They say that don’t kill the human but kill the devil inside the human. But tell you what? Devil can never die. It’s only the human with the devil inside him who can die and he must.

Posted on May 4th, 2010 under India calling. Tags: Ajmal, BJP, Congress, court, death, judge, Kasab, Nikam, sentence, Ujjwal, verdict. Comments: 11

“Without forgiveness, life is governed by an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation.” And “The longing for vengeance is like craving for poison.” These lines are from an article written by Pierre Lavalle, a Canadian therapist, published in Times of India dated 22 Nov 09. He goes on to say that though it is very difficult for us but we should try and forgive those who carried out these terror attacks in Mumbai last year. Well, it had to come to this someday but it is rather surprising that Times of India published this article within just about an year of the most horrific terrorist attack on our soil. The call first got diluted from an all out war against Pakistan to just action against perpetrators of 26/11, then it got further watered down when Pak govt let go of one perpetrator after another while at the same time giving lip service of all possible help against terrorists even as our govt watched it helplessly and now sections of media within our own country are telling us that we should move on and forgive those murderers altogether, albeit on the prodding of westerners.

Posted on November 22nd, 2009 under India calling. Tags: 26/11, attack, forget, forgive, Kasab, Mumbai, Pakistan, Terror. Comments: 13

On the face of it the statement seems genuine though according to the police there are a few variations but they are rather minor ones. The most important thing about his statement is not what he said but what he did not say and that is that Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi does not find a mention even once in his entire confession. Now according to Indian authorities Lakhvi is supposed to be the chief operational commander of LeT who plotted this attack along with Hafiz Saeed. To be candid with you guys I find it rather hard to believe that Lakhvi was indeed the main plotter of this attack but never met these attackers in person.

Posted on July 21st, 2009 under India calling. Tags: attack, case, court, Kasab, killed, Mumbai, Pak, punish, Terror, trial. Comments: None