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Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Member of Parliament Mohammed Shahabuddin must not lose hope. He has only been convicted of ‘attempt to murder, a minor offence when compared to ‘murder charge’ proved in lower courts against Pappu Yadav of RJD and Shibu Soren of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). He must take heart from similar cases of politicians having been sentenced before him. From Pandit Sukhram of Congress who was convicted of corruption charges to Shibu Soren of JMM, the higher courts have maitained an enviable record of never letting the politician down. In fact, it is not difficult to predict a future headline ' Shahabuddin acquitted by High Court due to lack of Evidence'.
Besides, his political compatriots will see to it that the hearing of his petition in higher courts is put off indefinitely or inordinately delayed, ensure immediate bail for him, scare off the witnesses and ensure he spends as little time as possible behind bars. This has become a ‘standard operating procedure’ in all cases where the law makers were found breaking the laws. Why, Hasn’t Lalu Yadav, the Railways Minister, already initiated the first steps in this direction? Lalu himself is a study in getting away with just about anything, be it amassing assets beyond his known sources of income or misappropriating public funds. Did the Congress also not orchestrate denial of permission for trial of Mayawati through the Uttar Pradesh Governor, who owed a debt of gratitude to the Congress for nominating him to that coveted post? The delay in implementation of the Srikrishna Commission Report is, perhaps, the best example of cooperation in political complicity.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Member of Parliament Mohammed Shahabuddin must not lose hope. He has only been convicted of ‘attempt to murder, a minor offence when compared to ‘murder charge’ proved in lower courts against Pappu Yadav of RJD and Shibu Soren of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). He must take heart from similar cases of politicians having been sentenced before him. From Pandit Sukhram of Congress who was convicted of corruption charges to Shibu Soren of JMM, the higher courts have maitained an enviable record of never letting the politician down. In fact, it is not difficult to predict a future headline ' Shahabuddin acquitted by High Court due to lack of Evidence'.
Besides, his political compatriots will see to it that the hearing of his petition in higher courts is put off indefinitely or inordinately delayed, ensure immediate bail for him, scare off the witnesses and ensure he spends as little time as possible behind bars. This has become a ‘standard operating procedure’ in all cases where the law makers were found breaking the laws. Why, Hasn’t Lalu Yadav, the Railways Minister, already initiated the first steps in this direction? Lalu himself is a study in getting away with just about anything, be it amassing assets beyond his known sources of income or misappropriating public funds. Did the Congress also not orchestrate denial of permission for trial of Mayawati through the Uttar Pradesh Governor, who owed a debt of gratitude to the Congress for nominating him to that coveted post? The delay in implementation of the Srikrishna Commission Report is, perhaps, the best example of cooperation in political complicity.
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