29 December 2012, 09:57 AM IST
Yet again a life has been snuffed out, very violently at that. Yet again, a woman has been violated and killed in cold blood. The nation will pay homage to the 23-year-old Delhi gang rape victim who lost her battle for survival at a Singapore hospital. But beyond that customary homage, we need to act against such incidents.
The gang rape victim who was flown to the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in an extremely critical condition failed to survive and died "peacefully", according to doctors.
The gang rape triggered nationwide demonstrations with protesters from all walks of life converging at Raisina Hill, India Gate and Jantar Mantar, as also other parts of the country, to protest against the heinous crime and seek speedy justice for the girl who was interning as a physiotherapist at a Delhi hospital.
This incident yet again exposed the growing violence in our society and a lack of an administrative system which can curb such criminal activity through simple measures like a transparent and honest transport department, screening of drivers of public transport, vigilant police and technology that can keep track of anti-social elements.
The girl, we must remember, was only shaping up to provide for her brothers' education and had earnestly worked for a life that would have taken not only her but her middle class family from a remote part of Uttar Pradesh forward in life. To merely laud her 13-day fight for survival against all odds is not what we as a population should limit ourselves with.
A movement that gets the government to initiate a system where such crimes do not happen is the need of the hour. Let's stop debating over the pros and cons of the death penalty as a deterrent of crime and, instead, compel the system to give out speedy justice to such victims.
As for the government, instead of merely going into alarm mode against expected protests, it should cultivate honesty of intention in tackling crime. The Prime Minister told the nation he is also the father of three daughters. Let him spur his government into giving all daughters the right to live and work safely not just in Delhi but in the whole of India.
As a population let's be the monitors which have the ability to curb crime not just at the legal level but also at homes as parents, in schools as teachers and in society in general as a sensitive citizenry. Look within, look out and look for criminals in our minds.
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