Written on 12Jan.2011
Posted on Blog on 13June2011
Pritish Nandy's article "Lets not use the S word" (AT 12th January)is based on his suspicion that BJP govt. in Chattisgardh directed Raipur court to prosecute Binayak Sen as if the courts of Chattisgardh are working directly under it. Nandy is a well-known journalist with sound legal knowledge. He should know that Raipur court in a landmark judgement sentenced Binayak Sen for life term for his association with Naxals, which has ended once for all, all speculation of his innocence, as projected by some self-proclaimed human right activists & selected media group.
It must be remembered that Sen was arrested for seditious activities such as passing letters from the Maoist leader to operatives outside the jail, helping rent an apartment for some of its members & helping in opening bank accounts. Above all, Sen met Sanyal, a well-known Naxalite, 32 times in jail in 2 months i.e. alomost every alternate day. These facts are on record & have not been denied by Sen himself during cross examination. Leaving apart all other charges, this act alone i.e. Sen met Sanyal 32 times ,proves that Sen was deep into Naxalism & was working as a conduit under the garb of social activists. Nandy forgot that once even Supreme court denied him bail.
When Maoist blew up a bus in Dantiwada, killing 50 people, Law Minister Veerappa Moily said "unrealistic judicial activism is one of the main reason for increased naxalism in the country".Still media is putting undue pressure on the judiciary through favorable editorials. He cannot get away lightly on account of being a doctor or a human right activists.Sen was no uncommon under trial when few journalists seems to be carried away by the character certificate of few noble laureates, a host of Indian MP's on which they presumed Sen not guilty.
Naxal scourge has spread and afflicts seven states on Indian union. The enemy today that threatens our unity and integrity is within our midst. A challenge like the one from Naxals from outside the country could have been taken head-on. However, given the reach and spread of human rights activists in scuttling concrete action against the menace, the time has now come to show a determined face so that Naxals/maoist do not stage another one of their gory depredation.Maoist/Naxals have challenged the sovereignty of the country, thanks to the overt and covert support from so called human rights activists.
Naxals are enemies of the state involved in killing thousands of innocent policemen and civilians. Still Sen was projected, for some mysterious reason, a great human right activists, thereby casting aspersions on the judiciary. Let us hope the higher judiciary will not take a note of a relentless media criticism of the judgement.
Most of the activists rise to fame have been through fake struggles & media management. After this judgement these so called social workers, who made the most in exploiting sentiments of poor & illiterate in the past, are now running for cover.
This is for the first time a powerful law-breaker has been punished, I am sure in future many more such sympathizers of Naxals will face the trial and columnist like Nandy will refrain from projecting a convict as a great social activist.
V K Saxena
President
National Council for Civil Liberties
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