Updated On: 07 May, 2010 06:46 AM IST | | Khalid A-H Ansari
The law of the land has prevailed. Once the agonisingly tortuous juridical process of our land is completed in its entirety, Ajmal Qasab will have his due comeuppance
Jai ho!
The law of the land has prevailed. Once the agonisingly tortuous juridical process of our land is completed in its entirety, Ajmal Qasab will have his due comeuppance.
But the question uppermost in the minds of people across the length and breadth of our vast country is 'when?' Will it take months, if not years, for the nation's collective anguish to be salved?
The manifestly infuriated mood of the nation cannot be ignored. The public demands retribution now, irrespective of whether or not it will serve as a deterrent to the forces of evil.
Given the gravity of the crime, namely terrorism and waging war against the country (no less), among others, it is incumbent upon the government to leapfrog this momentous matter over the labyrinth of appeals and mercy petitions to speedily obtain validation from the highest judicial authority of the land, (if the defendant chooses to pursue it that far, which he probably will).
If we, as a people, can today hold our heads high for the prompt and exemplary manner in which judge ML Tahiliani conducted the Qasab trial in accordance with the noblest traditions of civilised rule of law, the escalating criticism of the police machinery for bringing about the acquittal of Fahim Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed for lack of sufficient evidence is equally justified.
The law of the land has prevailed. Once the agonisingly tortuous juridical process of our land is completed in its entirety, Ajmal Qasab will have his due comeuppance.But the question uppermost in the minds of people across the length and breadth of our vast country is 'when?' Will it take months, if not years, for the nation's collective anguish to be salved?
The manifestly infuriated mood of the nation cannot be ignored. The public demands retribution now, irrespective of whether or not it will serve as a deterrent to the forces of evil.
Given the gravity of the crime, namely terrorism and waging war against the country (no less), among others, it is incumbent upon the government to leapfrog this momentous matter over the labyrinth of appeals and mercy petitions to speedily obtain validation from the highest judicial authority of the land, (if the defendant chooses to pursue it that far, which he probably will).
If we, as a people, can today hold our heads high for the prompt and exemplary manner in which judge ML Tahiliani conducted the Qasab trial in accordance with the noblest traditions of civilised rule of law, the escalating criticism of the police machinery for bringing about the acquittal of Fahim Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed for lack of sufficient evidence is equally justified.
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