Anjali Waghmare is the lawyer appointed by the jury to fight the case of Ajmal. For those who need a reminder, Ajmal is the fellow who was an accomplice to the Mumbai terror attacks which took place on 26th November 2008. The jury wants to assign a lawyer to him because that’s the law of the country. India has strict and rigid policies where every accused gets a chance to have a fair trial and a chance of being pardoned if the lawyer is good enough to defend his or her case properly.
India is a very nice country where criminals and terrorists can come in dozens and kill as many Indians as they wish and spread as much terror as they want AND still be relieved that they will get a lawyer, full protection and an opportunity to be condoned.
I don’t understand this policy at all. And what’s more-I don’t care for it! Anjali Waghmare claims that what she is doing is for the good of the country. Could you please elaborate, Mrs. Waghmare? What good will it do if
· You lose the case and it will put a ‘lost case’ stamp on your career
· You win the case, you will also win another round of the Shiv Sainiks to your house with perhaps, a larger mob..
What are you thinking, m’am?
As for the Shiv Sainiks, for once, I am all for you. I am on your side. Somebody has to talk sense to these goody goody people who always think for the better of everybody irrespective of their motives and cruel intentions.
On top of it all, there are critics and editor’s suggestions saying that strict actions should be taken against the unruly and rowdy crowd. They are unruly and they are hooligans, I don’t deny that. But why don’t they see the bigger picture? Rather than criticizing the jury, the laws of the country, the lawyer-why are they targeting the Shiv Sainiks? Just because they are an easy target and because they have past records of such gunda behaviour?
As for the government, please think about the money and manpower that you are dedicating towards the protection of the sole captured terrorist. Think of all the opportunity costs. You are spending your days and money and all your thinking capacity in thinking about which clandestine place to move Ajmal next to. Don’t you have any other work to do? Don’t you want to divert those policemen and money to better causes-protect the country and even if not that, give those good men a break? Why should they dedicate a few good years of their life to put their life in trouble to ensure the protection of this mass murderer?
India is a very nice country where criminals and terrorists can come in dozens and kill as many Indians as they wish and spread as much terror as they want AND still be relieved that they will get a lawyer, full protection and an opportunity to be condoned.
I don’t understand this policy at all. And what’s more-I don’t care for it! Anjali Waghmare claims that what she is doing is for the good of the country. Could you please elaborate, Mrs. Waghmare? What good will it do if
· You lose the case and it will put a ‘lost case’ stamp on your career
· You win the case, you will also win another round of the Shiv Sainiks to your house with perhaps, a larger mob..
What are you thinking, m’am?
As for the Shiv Sainiks, for once, I am all for you. I am on your side. Somebody has to talk sense to these goody goody people who always think for the better of everybody irrespective of their motives and cruel intentions.
On top of it all, there are critics and editor’s suggestions saying that strict actions should be taken against the unruly and rowdy crowd. They are unruly and they are hooligans, I don’t deny that. But why don’t they see the bigger picture? Rather than criticizing the jury, the laws of the country, the lawyer-why are they targeting the Shiv Sainiks? Just because they are an easy target and because they have past records of such gunda behaviour?
As for the government, please think about the money and manpower that you are dedicating towards the protection of the sole captured terrorist. Think of all the opportunity costs. You are spending your days and money and all your thinking capacity in thinking about which clandestine place to move Ajmal next to. Don’t you have any other work to do? Don’t you want to divert those policemen and money to better causes-protect the country and even if not that, give those good men a break? Why should they dedicate a few good years of their life to put their life in trouble to ensure the protection of this mass murderer?
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ReplyDeletehmmm good work....but they cant change the laws overnight just cs of ajmal..arre stop being so hard on that lawyer anjali whatever..i don't blame her cause someone would do it...of not her someone else! thats that..and hooliganism etc are no ways to put forth your point, howsoever right u may be..it just defeats the purpose...i bet your with me on that one..
ReplyDeleteagree with u on d last para...there's waaay too much corruption around ..we cant even begin to fathom the bigger picture pree *shudder*
cheers dood
i have nothing against the lawyer..i really don't..and i am aware of the fact that if not her then somebody would be doing it..but all she has to do is say 'no'..
ReplyDeleteviolence is not the right way to put across your point but then what good has the graceful method done!!
there's nothing that can be done about this whole situation-i totally agree but i think we should just stop going by the law and for once do something radical to bring about a change and show the world that India is not liberal to the ones who come to kill its residents!
err GRACEFUL methods were used by the above mentioned ppl??? aila when?? shit i missed lol...
ReplyDelete"for once do something radical to bring about a change" these people just don't care re else they should have done away with that guy long back...all this is sooo not new..they've done the same thing after every terror attack *sigh*
Must say Priyam a very intense article u have written on the lawyer. The media leaves no stone unturned when it comes to cover lawyers cum celebs in matters of these.I strongly feel that lawyers like these get the media coverage without slightest of their efforts.This is added by Shiv Sainiks protesting against ' sole captured terrorist' case. So in nutshell the lawyer whom I dint even know the name becomes the headline in next day's daily newspaper and I see her all news channels.
ReplyDeleteMy god! This politically controversial topic just attracted a lot of comments...wow! am super happy:):)
ReplyDeletethere it is..Mrs. Anjali Waghmare has been sacked from the case..now the court has also raised issues over her post and Kasab wants a Pakistani lawyer!
ReplyDeleteWhy the hell are they wasting all the resources? With the security that Kasab has, probably he is safer than we, the common man is!