Vedika Rekhi
“Laws grind the poor and rich men rule the law.”According to the ‘rule of law’, the laws are clear, publicized, stable and applied evenly but was justice taking a nap when in ordinary cases the court closes at 5:00 p.m. In Mr. Salman Khan’s case the timing was extended till 7:30 p.m.; when a number of under trials are proved innocent after languishing in jails for years, no one takes a note whereas in his case, it is the only thing on everyone’s mind due to the hype created by the media and press. After all, he is an offender and doesn’t deserve the kind of limelight that he is basking in. The judiciary is expected to act in an unbiased manner and on the basis of the merits of a case rather than the social, political and economic clout of the accused. The poor people have to face a number of problems like systematic delays and high money demands in their plea for a bail whereas the haves of the society are given bail within a couple of hours. The efficiency with which our esteemed judiciary has functioned in his case is remarkable and our country could become one of the best to live in if the judiciary acted in such a manner on a regular basis.
Another inadequacy of our mentality has been brought to the fore by this case. Rather than praising the victims and their family members who have accepted their fate and feel that getting Salman imprisoned will not get them anything but the curses of his fans, people are mocking at them for their so-called greed because they wish that after 13 years of this nightmarish life, they should live with some dignity now. The need of the hour is compensation to the victims rather than conviction for Salman Khan. No one seems to understand that few lakhs or crores will not bring back the man who was crushed under the wheel of Salman’s car or the happiness of the people whose lives were drastically altered after this accident; no one seems to care about the grief and pain they must be going through while giving such a big-hearted statement. So-called educated people from our film industry like Abhijeet Bhattacharya and Farah Khan Ali have made comments which expose us to their vanity. This shows us how we are a country full of bigoted, narrow-minded, educated illiterates who feel that being able to amass a fortune guarantees us the right to be self-conceited and contemptuous.
It’s high time we stop turning a blind eye and a deaf ear to all the injustice that is prevalent today as all we see is heartless humans around as humanity has been murdered. It is imperative that we become aware of our humane responsibilities and introspect our myopic, mindless actions.
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