<< Prev Page    |    1    |    2    |    3    |    4    |    5    |    6    |    7    |    8    |    9    |    10 WHY INDIA IS DEVOID OF RULE OF LAW? Balbir Singh Sooch M.A., L.L.B., Advocate Sikh Vichar Manch Dedicated to The Spirit of Millennium World Peace Summit August 2000. 10 Selected Comments about the small book: Why India is Devoid of Rule of Law. Annexure 1: Comments: I Through "Why India is devoid of Rule of Law?", S. Balbir Singh Sooch has made a detailed differential diagnosis of the malady which is eating away the vitals of Indian society. Issues raised in this article are thought provoking and predictions for future, along with remedies to be undertaken if someone be interested to eliminate these evils. Certainly the dragons of inequality and exploitation go hand in hand. Unless the menace of inequality is mended (though there seems to be little chance for it) tranquility in this society cannot be expected. For any healthy society, three things, namely, truthfulness, contentment and thoughtfulness are vital but all the three have taken to wings. So there is a race to amass wealth (Laxmi) by hook or crook. Even the most rich are not content with what they have. Unhealthy competition to amass wealth and property at any cost has knocked out the brains of the common citizens. Criminalization of politics has played a vital role for the present state of sagging standards in all spheres of life. This article of S. Sooch is a timely warning for the well wishers of this society (if there be any) and something needs to be done right away. Dr. Kundan Singh Dhillon M.S., Ph.D. Dr. Kundan Singh is one of the 2000 outstanding intellectuals of the 20th century chosen by the International Biographical Centre Cambridge, England. Annexure 1: Comments: II As I religiously browsed through Sardar Balbir Singh Sooch’s remarkable thesis “Why India is devoid of Rule of Law?” I could not help reacting in the following way: What now are our ways of life? The answer is ......... Cheating, deceiving and robbing are our tools Corruption our beloved business Whatever be our operational area No tolerance we show........ To honesty, integrity, rectitude and justice These deadly “enemies” stand tightly nailed Their biers just wait to be ceremoniously sailed to the cremation grounds To preclude and shut any possibility of their resurrection Laws are conceived and framed for the betterment of the entrenched/casteist elite. Judiciary is surreptitiously constrained to operate in favour of power brokers. The parameters of the Constitution are brazenly set ablaze. The Rule of Law stands barbarically consigned to the grave. Dr. Surjit Singh Sekha, Advocate M.A., History, Political Science, Psychology, Philosphy and Education; LL.B., Ph.D. (Psychology and Philosophy) 5 January 2001 Annexure 1: Comments: III Fascism on the march "Why India is devoid of rule of law”, a well researched paper by S. Balbir Singh Sooch, Advocate, throws a significant light on the much talked about largest democracy, India. The system is saturated with corruption and rule of law has taken wings. The revivalism and fascist tendencies are fanned under the very nose of the government, which has worn the shroud of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over its saffron cloak. As Mr. Sooch points out, Brahminical laws are being imposed on the innocent illiterate people through the back door. Corruption is endemic and all pervading and is given religious sanction. Worship of “Laxmi” --wealth has acquired legitimacy. Cheating, defrauding and base values of the cunning are considered to be craftsmanship. Recommendations of various commissions to clean the system are gathering dust, as such recommendations do not suit the rulers. If someone or the public asks as to why the commissions were appointed, for an answer, the buck is passed on to the rulers who constituted such commissions. Thus the recommendations take the role of a football to be kicked back and forth with no tangible results. Only yesterday the Prime Minister instead of being the spokesman for NDA (a herd of about two dozen parties) has come out openly that demolition of Babri Masjid was the result of popular upsurge and building of Ram Mandir at that site remains as unfinished task and has to be done in view of national sentiments/aspirations. Today he is desperately trying to wriggle out through the government-controlled media and will definitely be able to put a secular robe as far as the media is concerned. But the cat is out of the bag and is in full public gaze. Advocate Sooch has taken pains to highlight the hypocrisy of the system, which has completely blackened the face of the country called India. Repression against women is increasing every day. Cases of rape are galore and women dread to move out freely. They are harassed en-route in buses, in trains and on roads. Nexus between politician and police is complete and corruption has eaten into the vitals of all institutions. The moot point is, does anybody care to go deep into this malady? It is not possible to cure this cancerous evil as corruption travels downward. Unless there is transparency and accountability in the working of the system, the malady will continue to go from bad to worse. The politicians are evading to reform the electorate/election system and seem hell bent to continue the use of Mafia, money power and muscles to perpetuate their vested interest. But all is not lost yet. People like Mr. Sooch will continue to be the torch bearers for the public and one day we hope dead wood will be thrown out of the corridors of power and people of this country will breathe in a real secular environment. 06 December, Y2K Lt. Col. Chanan Singh Dhillon (Retd.) State President, Indian Ex- Servicemen League (Panjab. & Chandigarh) A letter of thanks faxed on 27.01.94 SIKH VICHAR MANCH 27-D, Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana (Panjab) ToTo Mr. Bill Clinton The President of USA Washington The Sikh nation is deeply indebted for your kind concern for Sikh Human Rights as the identity and religion of the Sikhs is being systematically destroyed by the Hindu bigot rulers. During the past decade, more than a hundred thousand Sikhs have been murdered, thousands tortured and maimed, innumerable womenfolk raped, the holy of the holiest Akal Takhat having been razed to ground, their Holy Durbar Sahib is under siege by the state Armed Forces. No Sikh can enter the holy precincts for prayer, unless he/she is subjected to bodily search. It is going on for the last 11/12 years. When the Sikhs, as protest, decided not to participate in the Elections of 1992, the rulers put their stooges as candidates and ensured their success even when they obtained 7-10% of the total votes. The New Delhi Court rewards, bestows honours and promotes the officials who take part in Sikh genocide; all in the name of secularism, democracy, unity and integrity of the Communal Hindu dominated sub-continent. The Rulers are in power because of fraudulent elections. Mr. T. N. Seshan the Chief Election Commissioner of India has rightly remarked that "there was nothing in Indian Election system which is not sullied. The electoral rolls are bad, personnel are bad; there was rigging and booth capturing and the political parties observed the Code of Conduct, only in breach. Indian Civil Services consisted of people with back-bone fractured in one thousand places". (The Tribune, 24.1.94) Hindu hatred against the Sikh and Muslim minorities is the root cause for the constant genocide. A Sikh Sovereign State is the only answer for the calamity fallen upon the Sikhs. We, again thank you for the interest taken in Sikh Rights. Gurbhajan Singh Gill, President Balbir Singh SoochGeneral, Secretary    << Prev Page    |    1    |    2    |    3    |    4    |    5    |    6    |    7    |    8    |    9    |    10