A BJP MLA from Gujarat named CK Raulji, who was part of the review panel that granted remission to convicts in Bilkis Bano case, defended the decision by saying that the 11 men were from the Brahmin community and had good sanskars. The remission granted to these convicts, that too on the eve of Independence Day, has led to an outrage on social media.
Further speaking about the decision to release the convicts, the Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Godhra constituency &feature=youtu.be">said, "I don't know whether they committed any crime or not. But there has to be some intention of committing the crime." The politician further added that it might have been someone's ill intention to corner and punish the men in question.
They are good people – Brahmins. And Brahmins are known to have good sanskar: BJP MLA CK Raulji
According to a report by The Wire, the panel that granted remission to these convicts included two MLAs from the governing Bharatiya Janata Party- Raolji and Suman Chauhan. The panel also consisted of Murli Mulchandani, one of the prosecution's key witnesses in the Godhra train burning case, and Snehaben Bhatia, both of them too are said to have a close association with the ruling party.
Bilkis Bano releases statement after release of the convicts
When Bilkis Bano was gangraped during the riots in Gujarat in 2002, she was five months pregnant. Her three-year-old daughter was one of seven family members killed during the riots. According to her, seven other family members of hers were killed and listed as "missing."
After the release of her tormentors, Bano released a statement in which she said that the trauma of the past 20 years washed over her again. "When I heard that the 11 convicted men who devastated my family and my life, and took from me my 3 year old daughter, had walked free. I was bereft of words. I am still numb."
"Today, I can say only this – how can justice for any woman end like this?" asks Bilkis Bano.
Bano further added that she trusted the highest courts in the country. She trusted the system, and she was learning slowly to live with her trauma. "The release of these convicts has taken from me my peace and shaken my faith in justice. My sorrow and my wavering faith is not for myself alone but for every woman who is struggling for justice in courts."
According to Bilkis Bano, no one enquired about her safety and well-being, "before taking such a big and unjust decision".
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They Have Good Sanskars: BJP MLA On Release Of Bilkis Bano Case Convicts
It might have been someone's ill intention to corner and punish them: CK Raulji on Bilkis Bano rape convicts.
A BJP MLA from Gujarat named CK Raulji, who was part of the review panel that granted remission to convicts in Bilkis Bano case, defended the decision by saying that the 11 men were from the Brahmin community and had good sanskars. The remission granted to these convicts, that too on the eve of Independence Day, has led to an outrage on social media.
Further speaking about the decision to release the convicts, the Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Godhra constituency &feature=youtu.be">said, "I don't know whether they committed any crime or not. But there has to be some intention of committing the crime." The politician further added that it might have been someone's ill intention to corner and punish the men in question.
According to a report by The Wire, the panel that granted remission to these convicts included two MLAs from the governing Bharatiya Janata Party- Raolji and Suman Chauhan. The panel also consisted of Murli Mulchandani, one of the prosecution's key witnesses in the Godhra train burning case, and Snehaben Bhatia, both of them too are said to have a close association with the ruling party.
Bilkis Bano releases statement after release of the convicts
When Bilkis Bano was gangraped during the riots in Gujarat in 2002, she was five months pregnant. Her three-year-old daughter was one of seven family members killed during the riots. According to her, seven other family members of hers were killed and listed as "missing."
After the release of her tormentors, Bano released a statement in which she said that the trauma of the past 20 years washed over her again. "When I heard that the 11 convicted men who devastated my family and my life, and took from me my 3 year old daughter, had walked free. I was bereft of words. I am still numb."
Bano further added that she trusted the highest courts in the country. She trusted the system, and she was learning slowly to live with her trauma. "The release of these convicts has taken from me my peace and shaken my faith in justice. My sorrow and my wavering faith is not for myself alone but for every woman who is struggling for justice in courts."
According to Bilkis Bano, no one enquired about her safety and well-being, "before taking such a big and unjust decision".
Suggested Reading:What Is Remission Policy? Reason Behind Release Of Bilkis Bano Gangrape Case Convicts