Stop mob lynching forthwith

It is no justification to use the previous incident of mob lynching even of greater magnitude as a cover for the present ones, which occur mostly in BJP ruled states, by the Union Ministers and BJP leaders. There can be no defence for mob lynching. It is the black spot on the face of the country. The killing of Rakbar Khan by a group of so-called Gaurakshaks in Alwar of Rajasthan is nothing but the increasing brutality. They commit a heinous crime knowing that no police will ever dare act against them. In the same district of Alwar in Rajasthan Pehlu Khan was lynched to death by a group of so-called Gaurakshak last year. It is the sing of total failure of law and order in the state. The callous and negligent approach of the police in Rajasthan shows that they took three and half hours in taking the injured Rakbar to hospital for treatment. The police inaction is surprising that the hospital is only 6 Kms away from there and they took three and half hours in reaching there. They attached more importance to their tea break on way to hospital than admitting injured Rakbar without any loss of time to save his life. He was declared brought dead by the doctor. The local MLA alleges that Police beat Rakbar to death. Whether police beat him or not is a matter of investigation but one thing clearly reflects that they considered it important to take the two cows recovered from Rakbar’s possession to the shelter first. They did not show any seriousness to save the life of Rakbar. Rakbar Khan was a cattle rearing farmer living in the district of Alwar in Rajasthan. He was reportedly transporting two cows and on suspicion of smuggling them, a group of Gaurakshak was lying in wait on the way for him to attack. They beat him so mercilessly that he lost his life. Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhraraje Scindhia has said that strict action will be taken against the culprits but what about the police action? Had the police force been tightened in the state the two incidents of mob lynching in which two men of particular community within two years would not have died. The law and order is a state subject and the Rajasthan Govt. has completely failed to maintain it. A Union Minister and senior BJP leader from the state in his bizarre reaction to the killing of Rakbar Khan by the mob that it is occurring to counter Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rising popularity. It is absurd and uncalled for. Another Union Minister equates present day incidents of mob lynching to the incident of Sikh riot which occurred 3 decades back. Yet another Union Minister garlands the people accused of lynching on their bail from the court. When this is the attitude of the ministers in the government, it is foolishness to expect any action from them against mob lynchers. If the opposition raises voice against the mob lynching, the ruling political party gives it political colour. The need of the hour is to stop lynching forthwith. Otherwise, the message went loud and clear that mobocracy reigns supreme in the land of Buddha, Jain and Mahatma.