By Kanwal jit Singh Gill

Indian constitution very clearly states equal and fair justice to all the citizens in India. But over the years we have seen the Indian ruling Governments, Justice system and police have always followed double standards of justice favourable to the Hindutava majority and unfair to minorities. 

The biggest example is that over the years thousands of innocents belonging to minorities have been killed in the country by right wing Hindutava leaders and Goons. But the ruling Governments, Justice system and police have always failed to punish those guilty involved in innocent killings. But the same ruling Governments, Justice system and police are very quick to act to charge, arrest and punish whenever individuals belonging to minorities are accused of killing Hindus. 

Minorities are quickly labelled as terrorists. And thousands of such terrorists belonging to minorities have been killed in fake encounters, police atrocities and given death sentences. Unfortunately the Indian Media, Human Rights Organizations etc. have failed to question the ruling Governments for openly violating the constitution and following these double standards of justice ? 

Why do the ruling Governments never take any action against the right wing Hindutava terrorist organizations and leaders? 

Why is the guilty involved in killing thousands of innocents belonging to minorities never being punished? 

And even when some of the guilty Hindutava terrorists were charged and arrested, soon they were being released and all were walking around freely. Whereas the accused belonging to minorities have been suffering in jails for years or given death sentences? 

Then how can the ruling Governments, political leaderships make statements that they provide fair and equal justice to all citizens?

For a long time we kept believing that it is because of a certain political party and leadership. And a change of political leadership and party to rule the country will help provide better justice and fair treatment to the minorities. But over the years there have been changes in the ruling Governments and political leaderships. But there hasn’t been any change in the justice system. All these governments have failed to punish the guilty right wing Hindutava persons involved in killing innocents belonging to minorities.

Then another thing came to mind that ruling political leaderships can never follow such double standards without full cooperation and support of high administration officers, police officers, Intelligence, CBI etc. officers and high authorities and Judges etc. in the judicial system. Very large majority of these high positions are controlled by officers belonging to the majority Hindu religion. And it is very much possible that intentionally or unintentionally they support the anti minorities agenda. Because if these officers perform their jobs honestly and truthfully then the ruling political leaderships can never follow double standards of justice against minorities. 

Over the years we have seen that CBI, Intelligence, police are quick to act against the guilty belonging to minorities. But the same officers act Dumb and Blind to enquire about the guilty right wing Hindutava persons. That is why these officers have failed to charge and punish the guilty involved in killing thousands of innocents in 1984 and 2002. That proves that these officers are supporting and working on the double standards of justice of ruling governments and political leaderships.

Considering all these things nobody really knows what needs and can be done in India where we’ll see a fair and equal justice system and treatment to all the citizens. Right now we can only pray to God to take care of all citizens and innocents in India.

Kanwal jit Singh Gill is a Surrey-based activist and writer.