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The greatest beauty and responsibility of democracy is that the public representatives and administrative representatives sitting on the throne of power should be completely sensitive towards the pain, suffering and security of the common people. When any criminal incident, violence or human tragedy occurs in any corner of the country, the victim’s family and the entire society look towards the government and administration with hopeful eyes of justice. But what happens when, in this hour of crisis, people holding responsible positions, instead of healing the wounds of the public, cross the limits of insensitivity and try to dismiss a serious and major crime by calling it a mere ‘sporadic incident’? Recently, a similar shocking incident has come to light from Jamui district of Bihar, which has created an earthquake in the entire political and social circles. When the local administration and some ruling figures came in front of the media and tried to cover up the horrific incident of Jamui by calling it minor or sporadic, public anger erupted. Let us know in detail through this article today who are those government faces who made the mistake of downplaying the Jamui incident and why the entire country is raising questions against their irresponsible attitude.
That sensational incident that took place in Jamui district of Bihar had exposed the law and order situation not only at the local level but in the entire state. While on one hand the victim’s family was pleading for justice and security, on the other hand the criminals were in high spirits. After such serious incidents, when it was expected that the police and administration would immediately come into action mode and send the accused behind the bars and console the victim, on the contrary, the attitude of the government machinery appeared to be completely indifferent. Local public representatives and administrative officials, without any sensitivity, started making statements in front of the media and the general public, saying that this incident should not be exaggerated because it was not a big conspiracy but just an isolated incident. Such statements added fuel to the fire and sent a message to the public that the government was engaged in a cover-up to protect the criminals, due to which the common people were rapidly losing faith in the administrative system.
When law and order in a state begins to break down and the fear of criminals begins to dominate the lives of common people, then the eyes of the public are always fixed on those administrative and political faces who sit on the chair with an oath to guarantee security. After this unfortunate incident in Jamui, the faces and statements of the officers and leaders who tried to brush it off as minor have now become a topic of discussion from social media to common chaupals. The public question is that if a citizen is tortured, harassed or has to run from pillar to post for justice, has he become just a random figure in the eyes of the government? When the people responsible start underestimating the seriousness of the crime, it emboldens the criminals and they commit crimes without fear. There is a huge resentment among the public regarding the fact that in times of crisis, the public representatives should have supported them, but they are seen standing on the side of the criminals.
It has become a very sad irony in the Indian political system that every major event has started being viewed through a political lens. Whenever a serious crime occurs in any area of influence of the ruling party or during their tenure, the first thing that begins is a period of cover-up and cover-up to avoid attacks from the opposition parties. The same old political game was played in the context of Jamui incident also. To hide their failure, the administration and people in power tried their best to make this a normal and sporadic dispute so that this matter could disappear from the media headlines as soon as possible. But in today’s digital and aware era, the public is recognizing every statement and every face very closely. Thanks to social media and vocal media, it is no longer easy to hide the faces of criminals and those who protect them, and the public has made up its mind to teach every such leader a lesson in the upcoming elections.
The Jamui incident and the insensitive statements made on it have proved that there is still a huge lack of sensitivity and accountability in our administrative and political system. The public is no longer going to be satisfied with mere empty assurances and whitewashed statements. It is extremely important that those government figures who have rubbed salt into the wounds of the victims by describing a serious crime as minor, should be completely exposed in the court of public opinion. Unless the government and administration change their arrogant and careless working style, the claim of establishing rule of law in the state will remain completely hollow. There is a need that the government should take strict action against such officers and leaders so that in future no representative can dare to belittle the plight of the public and the victims’ families can get real justice on time.