Death of a society
Citizen reporter: Sikkim Express
Recently, there was this rather painful news of an 11-year-old girl hailing from Sikkim rescued by the Delhi Police from the hands of human traffickers. The Delhi Police effort needs to be recognized and applauded for rescuing an innocent girl. But, at the same time, it is doubtful if the Delhi Police will receive any co-operation and support of local police in Darjeeling or Sikkim where the agents of such inhuman crime reside.
The Diaspora of West Bengal needs to enlighten of the ground realities of public administration in Darjeeling. It is unfortunate and sad that due to the ongoing agitation; the region is afflicted with frequent bandh crippling administration. The public administration and law and order situation has been held ransom by a group of the agitators for their interest. Social Justice has lost its meaning and has died a premature death.
Closer to home, in West Bengal, attention of our learned readers needs to be drawn to the small town of Kalimpong in Darjeeling District. The rumour mills have it that there is a blackmail case of epic proportion. A female victim residing Kalimpong has been subjugated to severe abuse both physical and mental for the past one year. There is also stray evidence of child abuse being committed and internet pornographic material distribution. Rumours have it that there is great increase of blackmail victims in Darjeeling. Probably, as this article is being penned, more abuse must have been piled on the poor victims in Kalimpong.
Unfortunately, the local administration or law officials are pressurized to inaction due to vested political interests. If the abuse unearthed, the very foundation of the present existing agitation may rock. Big shots will fall like nine pins. In all probability, we can safely assume that the state intelligence against crime (CID, CBI and Police ) are not able to penetrate into the stronghold of the so called leaders of Darjeeling due to the lack of support of local population out of sheer fear and terror. It is an irony that, we, the law abiding citizens of India are paying taxes to Government for the protection of the guilty, criminals and nefarious politicians.
Kalimpong as an educational centre has many reputed schools and have students from India and abroad. The young students and vulnerable and can be easy prey of this blackmailing hooligans. This is a very grave concern for parents whose wards are in Kalimpong or Darjeeling for studies. These guardians need to reassess their decision of schooling in the hills as there is no protection for these impressionable, innocent and upcoming young citizens. Cardinal virtues and moral values are fast losing ground to violence, sex and lure of lucre particularly in this part of the country. Corruption is eulogized as the order of the day.
Let us all pray to Almighty with hope against hope for the well being of all such victims in Darjeeling and offer our sincere condolences to the premature death of civil society and social justice in Darjeeling District where leaders like Bimal Gurung and Jaswant Singh is readying a Gorkha Sena to fight China and unable to solve or reform or tackle the ground realities as a leader in his home turf.
For us the hapless and helpless, there is no option but to pray to God as the reformist agitation of Gorkhaland have been a social degrading mob activity that has caused the death of all social and civilized norms in society.
Ashok Gurung
(ashok.marcom.b@gmail.com)
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