The aberration evident in Gujarat polity is indicative of the need for reform in the legal system. The deviant officers and politicians have become heroes for many. Revenge is no substitute for justice. Revenge begets more terror.
The need is for closing obvious loopholes, more decentralization and empowerment of officers to dispense justice and evidence gathering. Higher detention powers for political-executive authority to act decisively are not as important as it is to absolutely prevent misuse of legal machinery to delay or even subvert justice.
Though manifesting itself in grotesque polity, it is less of a political failure and more of an administrative failure. Such unconstitutional power generated and protected in Gujarat politics skews in favour of the payer of user charges, who also seek to perpetuate it by funding such aberrant politics.
This is a clearly evident short circuiting of governmental structure.
RE:Revenge begets more terror.
by Ramesh Nittoor on Dec 18, 2007 07:51 AM Permalink
"Indians function on contextual morality." --- The contextual morality, the way Yudhisthara dispense justice when question in Mahabharata, also would favour severe justice for the erring ones who are clearly expected to know about Constitution and law.
RE:RE:Revenge begets more terror.
by Ramesh Nittoor on Dec 18, 2007 07:58 AM Permalink
UPA-Left combine is no less guilty. The party which threatened to behead the lady writer, are still in allaince. It couldn't be less sordid.
RE:Revenge begets more terror.
by Ramesh Nittoor on Dec 18, 2007 08:14 AM Permalink
The silver lining in this matter may be the reply to EC given by present Guj CM. It does make adequate room for inclusive polity and step by step clipping of all extra-Constitutional power centers. Good amount of tight rope walking lies ahead for all parties.
