Opinion

Stop mud-slugging rather concentrate on safety of citizens

Abraham Lincoln has rightly said, “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt”.

A new debate has started regarding change in rule of law for heinous crimes after gang-rape in the Capital and thereafter demonstration all over the country. Such acts are highly condemnable and shall be dealt with strictly and speedily. 

It is easy to point fingers at the police force and its perceived ineffectiveness for every law and order problem that crops up. But the political class and the society which it leads are as much to blame.

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Reducing girl’s age from 18 to 16 will create problems

Major part of the country is shivering with cold with the minimum temperature of 0.7 degree recorded yesterday. 

It may be noted that “Conditional Direct Cash Transfers” were started in quite a few Latin American countries in 1990s and gathered impetus in early 2000 onwards. Thus, it is neither a landmark nor pioneering or path-breaking event.

There is a famous saying by poet Pablo Neruda, “Time cannot be cut with your weary scissors, and all the names of the day are washed out by the waters of night”. 

We may call it looking confidence in Khaki or daring of committing atrocities on women, rapes cases, the alarming facts reveal that there is 18 times increase in the last four decades in  Metro cities.

The whole Nation is shocked.
Every countryman is perturbed.
Only because of the reason that the Delhi gang rape victim is no more.
Nation feels shame over the incident.  
People are seen watching the news headlines on their television sets and also through other mediums.

Today it’s a shameful day for our country not only because the gang rape victim who fought for life despite the brutality done to her is no more, but at the yearend witnessing the most heinous crime? Where six men shamed the nation. Where are we heading for?