Friday, January 7, 2011

No One Killed Jessica

Me and my colleagues were really wanting to go to this movie. But we din't decide on a date. When I came back from office, on of my colleagues asked me if we could go to the movie this day and we booked tickets in a multiplex nearby for the night show.

Though I had been hearing about the Jessica Lal case in the media and all attention it was seeking, I was really curious to know what the real matter of concern was. At that time I just got the gist of the case and didn't proceed further. So when the movie was releasing, I wanted to watch it. Though our Bollywood films are too filmy, I though it would at least touch the main core of the issue. But the most important deal clinchers were Rani Mukherjee and Vidya Balan.

I am not going to give any spoilers or describe about the movie. I wanted to write about the two things in the movie which I found really gripping and which I couldn't simply leave without writing considering the current situation in India and the emotions I go through in a period where we are facing some of the biggest scams the country has ever seen.

The two things are the Power of Media and the Will of the people. In the beginning of the movie  Rani says that Delhi is ruled by people who have power and in the end says that power is restore to where it should rightly be.

The part media played in unearthing the injustice meted to Jessica Lal was very significant in delivering justice and at the same time the reaction of the Indian public was the catalyst which made the government reopen the case after a 10 year gap.

The situation now is in fact of greater magnitude. Though the media has done its part in trying to create a spark by bringing to the world the scams of unbelievable magnitude, I don't think we, as a public, have done our part in forcing the corrupt politicians to account for their incomparable loot . The power is now in the hands of wrong people and they are holding the country to ransom by making our highest investigating agencies and our justice system dance to their tunes. 

Every political party is trying to get its 10 minutes of fame by appearing in the news channels buy throwing cheap shots at each other and accusing each other of corruption. There has never been a constructive debate and the parliament has been stalled totally. The situation is going no where.

Nothing will happen unless we take up the mantle. There has to be a revolt or atleast a sign of protest from our side. The 'chalega' attitude has to go and some sense has to prevail so that governments will take the public seriously. I pray and hope that sensibility prevails and the power be restored in the right hands.

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