Yashwant Sinha denounces son's action.
Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha has publicly condemned his son Jayant Sinha for felicitating eight men who were convicted for killing a meat trader in Jharkhand last year. Yashwant Sinha who has become a vocal critic of the Modi government and has left BJP after a long stint expresseed his sentiments on Twitter. However, he said that he would be abused for condemning his son also.
Yashwant said on Twitter, " Earlier I was the Nalayak Baap of a Layak Beta. Now the roles are reversed. That is twitter. I do not approve of my son's action. But I know even this will lead to further abuse. You can never win". After while, ex-BJP leader again tweeted, " There you are. Exactly as I had predicted. You can never win".
His reaction came even as his son has defended his action despite massive public outrage. A group of people had lynched Alimuddin Ansari, 40, in Bazaar Tand locality of Ramgarh town on June 29, 2017, on the suspicion that he was carrying beef in his car. Forensic tests later confirmed that the meat he was carrying was beef.
In a series of tweets, Sinha who has triggered a political storm said that irresponsible statements are being made about his actions while he was honouring the due process of law. "I unequivocally condemn all acts of violence and reject any type of vigilantism. The rule of law is supreme in our constitutional democracy. Any unlawful acts, particularly those that violate the rights of any citizen, should be punished with the full force of the law. In the Ramgarh case, the Hon'ble Ranchi High Court, which is the first court of appeal, has suspended the sentence of the accused and released them on bail while admitting their case. The case will once again be re-heard," he said.
Stating that he has repeatedly expressed his misgivings about the Fast-Track Court judgment sentencing each accused to life imprisonment, he said, "I am pleased that the Hon'ble High Court will hear the matter as a statutory court of appeal to test the correctness of the Fast-Track Court order.I have full faith in our judicial system and the rule of law. Unfortunately, irresponsible statements are being made about my actions when all that I am doing is honoring the due process of law. Those that are innocent will be spared and the guilty will be appropriately punished."
In March this year, a fast track court convicted 11 people for lynching. However, last week, Jharkhand High Court suspended the life sentence of eight persons, including a BJP functionary. On Friday, after getting bail, the convicts walked out of the Jai Prakash Narain Central Jail and headed straight to Sinha's residence where they were welcomed with garlands.
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