JNU, NIrbhaya... Delhi preparing for polls!

Chandan Sharma

At last, death warrants for all four convicts of Nirbhaya gang rape case have been issued on Tuesday by a city court, giving the city a great sigh of relief, that jolted the entire city as well as many parts of the country. Although, the legal remedy does not end here for all the convicts but it certainly provide some relief for victim’s family and the entire women community in general for the moment.

But, it is a matter of the fact that it neither the first case of rape nor the last. National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) and National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) are full of data of such atrocities and crime against women’s dignity. But, big question still there that why such crime happens. There are different versions. Police has different theory; victims react differently, psychologists have different explanation, sociologists and anthropologists have different theories about such crimes. But one thing is certainly common that all community equivocally believe that it is a crime.

But, actual remedy begins at the basic learning place. As it was recently described by a leader during an interaction with women entrepreneurs and businesswomen. According to him, there is need to provide some value education to each and every child in schools, colleges and families. It is also needed that they should be boycotted by their families, in case they were caught indulged in such kind of activities.

Not only Nirbhaya case; Delhi also jolted by the attack on student’s at JNU. Although, it was more the clash between two ideological groups than the movement against any specific atrocities. In fact, it is prima facie seems a matter of mal-administration of the much reputed university, which is known for intellectual debates and discussions and movements rather that goons. It is yet to know that why the university administration unable to sort out the issues raised by students during the registration process that ultimately injured over 25 students including JNUSU president as well as members of both right wing and left wing student organizations.

It is another matter that it has given a big opportunity to both political leaders and Bollywood stars to come close to the young community of the university. Moreover, several student organisations of various universities. But question remains that why the two big leaders stayed away from the entire process and who were those goons? Though, police has claimed to identify the masked goons but the demand of removal of VC is gaining momentum as a senior political leaders too demanded the removal.

And the counting for the election has finally been started in the city. As date of the polling has been announced by the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora the stage is now perfectly ready for polls. The recent attack on JNU students, the protest on the issue of CAA and NRC in the some parts of the city and Nirbhaya’s case have created a perfect atmosphere in Delhi for polls. But as Delhi has experimented several types of government including right wing BJP, centralist Congress and left oriented AAP. Now it is difficult to understand the mood of the public of the city; despite that fact that Delhi has a tendency to go with the ruling party. As the city has crossed the number of voters to 1.46 crore parties are relying on their surveys. But will these surveys actually work? There are so many factors in this concern and counting started.

(Chandan Sharma is founder of Yuvavani.com/ A pvt. initiative)