Two isolated cases but the end result is same. There is one law for the ordinary man and another for the VIPs.
The 1984 Sikh Riot accused and Member of Parliament, Sajjan Kumar has Z+ security, which means that 7-8 policemen have to be with him and the control room has to know where he is all the time. There is a non bailable arrest warrant against him, but CBI has given an affidavit in the Court that 'it cant find him' and wants him to be declared an absconder. Maybe being a Congress politician and VIP means he can get away with murdering sikhs in droves.
An 'eminent' painter had cases slapped against him for hurting the sensibilities of the majority community by painting goddesses in nude. There are court cases against him for the past four years. Whatever be the merits of the case (I am not for a moment talking whether what he did was right or wrong and about artistic freedom. There is a law of the land and it should decide whether what MF Husain did was right or wrong), it was unfair for the Government to allow him to be on self imposed exile in Dubai these past 4 years. The simplest thing will be to impound his passport. Now, adding insult to injury, Qatar has given him citizenship and the Government is promising MF Husain that he will be given all the protection if he were to return to India. No mention of him having to face the courts. My question is, will the government allow such kind of an action if it were you or me?
