Appeal to the Maoists to set Krishna the Malkangiri Collector free.

If the abductors of the Malkangiri Collector R.V Krishna think that by resorting to such criminal acts they can overthrow the Indian democratic system then certainly they (the Maoists) live in fool’s paradise.

But if they think that the system is corrupt, inefficient, unjust, emaciated and ramshackle then undoubtedly they have a valid point. They should appreciate that there are a few honest and dedicated people in politics, administration and judiciary as well because of whom the system somehow saves itself from being failed or dysfunctional. And such people being in the rare-endangered species category must not only be protected but also encouraged.

Krishna had consciously ventured into the forbidden territory to monitor welfare schemes meant for the poor tribals without security at the sure peril of his life only to conquer hearts. Such people must be encouraged. I appeal to the Maoists to set him free.

Bihar State Human Rights Commission should not hobnob with violators

I saw with disbelief if not horror a news-item published today in an English daily informing about the participation of the Chairman and Member of the State Human Rights Commission Bihar in a training programme for SIs in the human rights. The news paper cited two IPS officers as notable resource persons in the programme. One has been himself the violator of human rights during his postings at Patna as DIG and IG in the RJD jungle raj. A full-fledged inquiry could never be conducted against him because of a nexus among all the pillars of the system. I have detailed in my blog “NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION a drain on public exchequer, an (un)necessary evil” about the nature of the powerful connections enjoyed by such officers in today’s corrupt and hypocritical society.
The human rights authorities must keep themselves away from the company of elements whose track-record of human rights has been horrible