By: Ashutosh Asthana
Television debates are on full swing, newspapers are flooded with the news and every noble laureate of the society is discussing about the matter openly. I am talking about the Yakub Memon hanging! The past two decade after the Mumbai bomb blast was the assessment period for the judicial system of our country in which the judiciary has passed with the flying colours. After twenty years of trial, Yakub Memon was given death penalty. All his hope was annulled when his last support system, the mercy plea filed for the consideration was cancelled by the President and his hanging was upheld. In the wee hours of July 30th, Memon was hanged till death! All these trivia is easily available through every news channel and newspaper, so I am not going to show my intelligence on this case any further.
Television debates are on full swing, newspapers are flooded with the news and every noble laureate of the society is discussing about the matter openly. I am talking about the Yakub Memon hanging! The past two decade after the Mumbai bomb blast was the assessment period for the judicial system of our country in which the judiciary has passed with the flying colours. After twenty years of trial, Yakub Memon was given death penalty. All his hope was annulled when his last support system, the mercy plea filed for the consideration was cancelled by the President and his hanging was upheld. In the wee hours of July 30th, Memon was hanged till death! All these trivia is easily available through every news channel and newspaper, so I am not going to show my intelligence on this case any further.
The after effect of this hanging is more interesting
though! It is clearly shown on social media. My friend list on facebook is
producing wise, wiser and wisest of men these days. Those who were never
interested in politics, those who seriously have no idea that under which act,
law or ‘kanoon’ Mr. Yakub Memon was arrested, those who are least bothered to
know that Indian soldiers are being killed in attacks by Pakistan on the
borders, are posting with all there ‘par intelligence’ factor on facebook
regarding this case. A clear line of demarcation has been made which has created
two major groups. Earlier, the groups which were made as, ‘Hang Yakub’ and ‘Save
Yakub’ has now changed to ‘Hindus’ and ‘Muslims’. Friendship is getting bitter,
intellectual breed is becoming communal!
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In the midst of such situation those who choose to
stand apart are being considered ‘Politically dead’! So I have also decided to
be communal on my part! According to me, Yakub Memon was a terrorist and so the
punishment given to him is just! Moreover he was a Muslim and so he should be
hanged! Why is that every terrorist is a Muslim? Just like Ajmal Kasab, Yakub
Memon was given a correct treatment and I support it!
But, what about Godhra Massacre? What about Naroda
Patiya Massacre? What about Babu
Bajrangi and Maya Kodani? Ohh God! Please help! These questions are creating obstacles
in my way to become a true communalist! It is better to ignore these questions,
and simply say, it is a different matter!
Rather I can join the second group! Yakub Memon was
the most guiltless person created by God! He was never a part of the Mumbai
Bomb blast case; neither had he done the conspiracy nor did he provide his car
for the blast! Even he surrendered himself to the authorities. He was innocent;
this case is just the murder of Human Rights in an intellectual society. He is ‘Shaheed
Yakub’. Muslims are targeted in this country. They are not safe in this
country, the authorities are against us! But isn’t the second bomb blasted near
a Mosque, where many innocent Muslims were killed? How is that the Interpol arrested
Yakub from Kathmandu while he was trying to escape? How is that Ujjwal Nikam
told to a reputated newspaper that Yakub never wanted to surrender? If justice
is not for Muslims in this country that why did Yakub got the opportunity to
file curative pleas, mercy petitons? Again such unanswerable questions! What should
I do?
In this scenario if I will be on a neutral platform
then I will be considered ‘Politically Dead’ by the eminent scholars of social
media! But the truth is, this matter requires being on the neutral platform! A
terrorist is a terrorist after all! Irrespective of religion because terrorism
has no religion! How does it affects that Yakub Memon was a Muslim or Hindu or
an alien! The only thing that should affect is that a person who was involved
in the plotting of Mumbai bomb blast case should be punished. The law
found him guilty to such an extent that he was given death penalty. Sanjay
Dutt is still in jail because of being convicted in the same bomb blast case. We
all our Indians first, and then anything else. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was also a
Muslim, can anyone on this earth claim that he was not given what he deserved
in this country!
Social Media is a big platform to discuss issues, so
it will be wise for the social media bugs to discuss on issues for something
constructive. A discussion just for the sake of discussing and being communal
when the nation wants you the most, is not at all cool!
The time will not be
far in such light, that communal riots will take place on social media, unfriending
and blocking will be the weapon!
It is better to be ‘ajnabee’ (stranger) on social
media than to be communal for such issues!
Happy Reading!
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