From the day we got independence,
there are quite some changes in our country right from Politics, Culture, Fashion,
Media, Social structure and what not, but do you think there was an equal
amount of change in the Constitution of India? The price of petrol has
increased, we have started watching Bollywood and Hollywood movies, our outlook
has changed; but our law is still outdated. The amendments in the Indian Law is
comparatively less when compared to the other socio-economic factors. Do you
think the existing law prevents all sorts of crime, corruption or any other
illegal activities happening in the country? No, because the crime rate has just
increased. We are humans; we have the ability to think what is right and what
is wrong unlike animals. For some un-evolved human beings the so called sixth
sense (rational thinking) doesn’t function properly and they do behave like
animals and disturb the human community. That is when we are in need of Law. Are
these people punished in front of law? If the answer for the above question is
No, then it is high time to change our constitution to do some good to our
nation.
We, the citizens of India have a
bad habit of forgetting things; we only remember things as long as the issues
are sensationalised by media. This is taken as an advantage by the people who
commit crime, corruption, etc. Do you know the verdict for the 2G scam? Do you
think the Delhi rape convicts are given the right punishment? The common wealth
game scam where we failed to host the foreigners made them to look down upon
our nation. Many mercy pleas were accepted without a proper reason. As days pass, we forget these things. In this
process we forgot our fundamental rights as well (I had to Google :P).
- Right to equality – including equality before law – which is not happening, if you have power and money irrespective of the crime/corruption you are left unpunished.
- Right to freedom – including freedom of speech and expression – People were arrested when they posted their opinion on social sites. And now comes the Gay sex ban as well.
Our Indian law is based on the school
of thought that thousands of criminal can escape from the eyes of law but one
innocent should not be punished. This loophole ended up freeing so many crooks,
the result of which is an unbalanced law. Burning issues like 2G Scam, Common wealth
scam, Lokpal bill did not have any proper closure, but today the Indian Government
is banning Gay sex. I believe this is not really an issue which needs a
judgement. It is every individual’s right to freedom to live the way they want.
The Lokpal bill which was proposed as an amendment to prevent corruption was clogged
as it did not get the needed support. People
who have the authority to support are already corrupt and hence did not want the
amendment against corruption. Therefore these Law amendments should rest with
the common man and not only with the Powerful.
The whole point of my blog is
that we have improved a lot in many a facets from the day we got independence
but our law has not. In those days people worked selflessly to get independence
for our nation. But what have we done with that independence? The politicians from the same blood are least
bothered about the sacrifices that their ancestors did to the nation. The
Indian Law needs the right amendments to maintain law and order. The Indian
Constitution should be a friend of common man and not support Power and money. It
is not just the duty of politicians but that of every citizen to strive and
achieve this state of utopia.
