Dear Observer bhai, True fake encounters happened in kashmir but they happen in almost all parts of India. They donot happen because the system is anti kashmiri but because the system is corrupt. Having said that we must also accept that this system is better than what our neighabours have: Here guilty policeman or any other are being investigated whereas in pakistan -- their president (musharaff) was shielding army officer who raped Dr. Shazia. No one in even investigating the killing of thousands of baloch or shia people. Fake encounter happen in punjab, up, bihar, etc. There is not one state where fake encounters do not take place. So fake encounters cannot be a reason to be antiIndia. It can be a reason to be anti system. The method to improve the system is democracy and guns have no place.
Now regarding Afzal guru. I agree he didnot have a lawyer in lower court, but HE HAD A LAWYER IN HIGH (not of his own choice) AND SUPREME COURT (of his own choice). Now consider this: 1. Calls were made from his phone to the phone carried by on of the terrorists who attacked parliament which was recovered after they were killed. 2. THe car used was purchased by him only few days before the incident (Car was registered in his name). 3. Supreme court acquited all the rest of accused.
Afzal is not innocent. The question is whether he should be hanged, well I guess this is for the courts to decide. THe case falls in rare of the rarest category as parliament is sacred temple of democracy (Even though it shelters criminals). So afzal should be killed. Now the delay is because of home minister and UPA government and HH APJ Kalam has no role to play so people like thackrey should speak against congress and UPA and not HH APJ Kalam. We must ignore people who speak against HH APJ Kalam.
a passing thought: Look around you and if anyone can find a better person, a more capable person in entire world politics than our HH APJ Kalam i shall give 10,000 rs. But you will have to prove that.
RE:OPEN LETTER TO OBSREVER
by Sachin Panemangalore on Feb 05, 2007 01:58 AM Permalink
Mr Shiekh People have absolutely no doubt about the credentials of our president. The problem is that our good leaders, at some time of their tenure need to take very bold decisions. But people who are intellectuals at heart like Dr.Kalam or Dr.Singh may not be capable of taking it. That is the argument. We have the biggest example in our country of such a person right ? Gandhiji helped us with his ideals of satyagraha and non-cooperation movement to get independence. However when communal violence in support of partition started he couldnt take it anymore. Which led to him nod at the proposal to partition the country based on religious differences. The fact remains that all of us are human beings and we have our strengths and weaknesses. We expect our leaders to be strong and with a lot of integrity. "If it gotta be done it gotta be done" . I have met Dr.Kalam and have idolised him since my early engineering days. He is a saint at heart and thats what is scary when such people enter Indian politics.
