Concerned over the incidents of mob lynching in the country, Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi has said that the situation is very bad for India.
In an interview with Zee Digital, Satyarthi said, “I believe that killing people in such a manner is not in accordance with Indian culture or Indian character. There is a feeling of fear amongst the people of our country.”
Satyarthi stressed on the government’s role in curbing down such incidents, saying that the poorest of the poor are the biggest sufferers in this situation. “If justice doesn’t reach the poor, then the situation will only get worse. Our silence is also wrong. It’s like we are living in two extremes: one of deafening silence, and the other an emotional reaction where people go and lynch others,” he said.
Explaining the emotional reaction, Satyarthi said, “If a Hindu sees the child of a Muslim getting raped, then s/he will be silent. But if the Muslim is the accused, then all hell breaks loose. Rape and child trafficking are not Hindu or Muslim. They are the works of monsters, who should be boycotted by society,” he said.
While speaking on the ill-effects of social media, Satyarthi said, “People blame the issue on social media, but it’s actually a platform that shows us how society has declined. Politics has deteriorated, religions have declined. The religious leaders are not behaving as they should,” he said.
On Friday, man was a man was beaten to death on suspicion of smuggling cows in Alwar district of Rajasthan, leaving his family shattered.
The victim, Akram Khan, along with his friend Aslam went to take a cow with a cash of Rs 60,000 from Khanpur village in Alwar district of Rajasthan. While returning, when he reached near Alawadi village, the cow fell from the bike and escaped. Akram and his friend Aslam went to capture the cow from cotton fields where a mob thrashed both of them. Taking advantage of the darkness and the harvest, Aslam survived, but Akram lost his life.
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