Double standards of Indian Justice system

Letter to the Editor –

Double standards of Indian Justice system

Many times we have seen that Indian Govt. very proudly says that India has very fair and equal Justice system for everybody in India. Even when Indian Cabinet Ministers or Politicians are visiting the western countries and are questioned about the unfair treatment of minorities in India, then again they very proudly claim that India has very fair and equal justice system in India and it is written very clearly in the constitution. But if we look at some of the tragedies that happened in India in last few years,  in which thousands of innocent Men, women and children belonging to minorities were killed but unfortunately the the Indian Justice system has failed to punish the guilty. Whenever minority people in western countries raise these questions and start asking the western Govts., Politicians and Media to demand fair justice for minorities and punishment for the guilty. Then the Indian Govt. is quick to start calling such people demanding fair justice for minorities as seperatists or terrorists. Why the Indian Govt. never explain why its justice system has failed to punish the guilty involved in killing thousands of innocent persons ?

In 1984 Sikh Genocide planned, organised and executed by the ruling congress party leadership thousands of innocent Men, Women and Children were killed but so far in more than 26 years the Indian Justice system has failed to punish the guilty congress party leaders. In a very recent book on Congress party written by congress leadership, it was admitted that some of congress leaders were leading the mobs and encouraging them to kill innocent people. None of these leaders have been punished. Infact some of them were or are part of Indian Govt.'s cabinet. How can such guilty Congress leaders provide fair and equal justice to the Sikh community ?

Similarly in 2002 thousands of innocent Muslims were killed in Gujrat by the State BJP Govt.'s workers and mobs. And so far the Indian Justice system has failed to arrest, charge or punish the guilty persons. In fact Gujrat murders happened because one train with Hindu pilgrimages was burnt by some Muslims and 59 Hindu pilgrimages died in that tragedy. But Gujrat police reacted immediately and arrested 94 Muslims and charged them for the train burning and killing 59 people. Those 94 Muslims were kept in jail till 2011. Just recently there was a judgement in which 31 of those 94 people were found guilty. Elevan of them were given death sentence and 20 were given life term sentences. 63 were found not guilty and were acqitted after suffering in jails for about 8 years.

But the strange thing is that when thousands of innocent Muslims were killed in Gujrat after the train tragedy, then the same Gujrat police went to sleep and has failed to arrest, charge or punish the guilty Hindu mobs and their leaders. One big shocking thing is that elevan Muslims have been given death sentence for killing 59 Hindus but the same Justice system hasn't given death sentence to even a single Hindu for killing thousands of Muslims. Doesn't it prooves the double standards of Indian Justice system ? In 1984 Sikh Genocide and 2002 when innocent Muslims were being killed, there were news media journalists taking pictures and making  news videos of mobs killing innocent persons. But strangely the Delhi or Gujrat police hasn't seen those pictures and videos and don't know anything about the guilty persons. Shame on such Police forces and intelligence agencies.

Similarly hundreds of innocent Christians have been killed in Orrisa and southern states and the guilty persons involved in innocent killings are walking around freely or were given very minor sentences. All these innocent killings of Sikhs, Muslims and Christians prooves the double standards of Indian Justice system and its failure to punish the guilty persons in more than 26 years.

Over the years we have seen Police officers and intelligence act very quikly to arrest and charge many Sikhs or Muslims accused of innocent killings or terrorist activity. And the Indian Justice has acted quickly and given death sentences to many such guilty Sikhs or Muslims. But strangely the so called equal and fair justice system has failed to punish the guilty Hindu leaders killing thousands of innocent Sikhs in 1984 Sikh Genocide or killing tousands of innocent Muslims in Gujrat or killing hunderds of Christians in Orissa. All this very clearly prooves the double standards of Indian Justice system that has failed to provide fair and equal justice to minorities. Shame on such a justice system. And we'll request westren Politicains, Media and Human Rights Organisations to raise these unfair isues with the Indian Govt. and demand fair Justice treatment for the minorities.

Kanwal jit Singh Gill

Surrey, B.C

Kanwal Gill kanwal_gill@hotmail.com