Rahul Raj remembered

It’s exactly a year past the day Patna boy Rahul Raj Singh, 23, was murdered in a fake encounter by Bombay police, which otherwise fails and look for corners when attacked by real terrorists.

Yesterday, on his first death anniversary, as his family and friends in Patna paid tribute to him, his father reaffirmed his pledge to see the case to the end.

Kundan Prasad Singh echoed past allegations and said, “Rahul was shot at point-blank range. The Bombay police inquiry report contradicts the JJ Hospital postmortem report.”

“The contradiction reveals the falsity of their claims. They murdered my son. I want an autonomous body to investigate the matter,” he said.

Singh also alleged that the police and Maharashtra government had not filed an affidavit in response to a Patna High Court (HC) notice. He will soon move an application in the HC on the issue.

Bombay’s Jt CP (Crime) Rakesh Maria, said, “We’ve sent our inquiry report to the Patna HC. There is nothing more in the inquiry of this case.” He clarified that there was no contradiction in the police and postmortem reports.

Rahul Raj, who came from Bihar, was gunned down in Bombay on October 27, 2008. He was carrying a revolver and said that he had come to kill Raj Thackeray. One of the commuters in the “hijacked bus” said that the 23-year-old brave Rahul, went on screaming subsequently that he had nothing against the passengers and only wanted to ‘take on’ Raj Thackeray.

Unlike Marathi goons who do not dare to say “Jai Maharashtra” out of their state, this youth from Bihar had the courage to shout Jai Bihar, Jai Patna in Bombay in front of the police and in front of others.

Raj Thakre himself has a son who is outside Maharashtra somewhere in Germany. What will happen to Raj Thakre if the same act is done with his
son and his dead body comes to Mumbai.

Our Rahul Raj is not dead. He will remain alive forever.

I appreciate your response.

Honestly, there is no comparison between Bhagat Singh and the guy who held innocent people hostage. Bhagat Singh never held innocent people hostage. He shot dead an agent of the British in a freedom struggle. And I hope you are not advocating a freedom struggle for Bihar.

Here is the bottom line. LAW and ORDER. THAT and only THAT is the real issue here. There is absolutely no other issue.

Here is why: If people breaking the law are taken to task and I am not saying lock them up and beat them to a pulp, instead, prosecute them fairly and make them serve sentences for their crimes. I say this country and all people in this country, Marathis, Biharis et all will be able to flourish and live peacefully.

Having said that.. if you think objectively and not emotionally like most of the comments above, you will realize a few things:

1. People (MNS activists) who beat up people (Biharis) at an examination centre should have been arrested and sentenced.

2. If the Biharis broke the law by claiming Mumbai as their city of residence only to appear for the Exam and if that is against the law, they should have been arrested and sentenced per a fair trial.

3. A Gun wielding man who climbs a bus and is an imminent and deadly threat to passengers he is holding hostage should have been neutralized. In a charged atmosphere like that, I would say if you take a neutral opinion.. anyone would say that this guy who put others at risk paid a price that he deserved to.

4. Policemen who danced around and acted unprofessionally should be reprimanded if they have violated the code of conduct.

What this does is makes people think before they break the law. Hey.. is it really worth it ? Then people like Raj Thackeray really become insignificant (how.. i leave that to your imagination…).

With that said, I respect the freedom of expression of people and that includes Raj T. It is the only reason you are allowed to express your opinions and so am I.

But If what Raj T says is against the law (like inciting violence etc), then he should be arrested and convicted. NO EXCEPTIONS.

People like Rahul Raj find other ways of protesting and definitely think hard before they endanger others lives knowing very well that it could cost their own.

States like Bihar prosper since with Law and Order under control, Companies start investing who previously were ignoring failed states.

There is less migration and hence less tension among people.

People of india sadly are’nt of the intellectual level (at least most of them) to be able to think with their minds rather than their hearts. I have seen very little objectivity even in commentary written by journalists forget commoners. That is just a testament to our intellectual levels.

Now he doesn’t fall within the category of ‘human’; he is ‘inhuman’. And he should also be given the same medicine: ‘A bullet for a bullet’. That’s the treatment he must get.

Today, bomb blasts have occured in different parts of India and the Govt. is reinforcing military to take control of the situation and to stop the terrorist activities. But why the Govt. is silent on this issue!

Bhagat Singh was a fool. He should not have taken it for granted that he was throwing the bomb also on behalf of the ‘Marathi Manoos’.

See, Rahul Raj had a justifiable cause. He was not a criminal. He was not a terrorist. He was just representing the Biharis in Mumbai. He was just venting his ire, airing the rightful grievance against Raj Thackeray and his MNS as also the system.

Rahul Raj’s killing is absolutely illegal, unjustified and a criminal act. Its a clear murder, in broad day-light (with closed mind).

Just wait, I assure you that the cops who killed Rahul Raj will be arrested. A full-fledged inquiry will nail the real culprits.

And if you have your way…Goonda Raj (Thackeray) will continue to thrive, as Haji Mastans, Arun Gawlis and Dawood Ibrahims have ruled the streets of Mumbai. Why don’t you kill them? Can you? You can, but you don’t want. You cannot kill even a mosquito breeding in the vicinity of these ‘Great Marathi Manoos’.

That is why I said in the beginning —- Rahul Raj is dead. Long Live Goonda Raj.

Please excuse me if I hurt you. Thanks for writing and taking pains to jot down your opinion. After all, it is the opinion that matters.

Thanks again.

Regards.
Neeraj Bhushan.

This statement of yours defines you:

“Well, Rahul. I will remember you as the first person to lay down his life in the name of Bihar, our state. Rahul, you are our first martyr. I call you Mrityunjay Rahul Raj.”

One suggestion, why dont you also climb onto that double decker bus and do what your idol Rahul Raj did.

Now i understand the reasons behind the backwardness of your brethren.

To sympathize with a Gun toting man who has an absolute disregard for the law and who terrorizes passengers on a bus is in my opinion despicable and one that calls such a person a martyr is a person who is in need of serious help.

I understand the general lack of regard for the law in Bihar but those same standards dont apply in other parts of the country.

Maharahstra has been highly industrialised for decades because the locals have always been disciplined, skilled and highly dedicated workers. To ignore this fact and say they are not good enough and cannot compete is insulting to Maharashtrians.

Some pople are quick to compare the situation with migrants in the USA, convenienty forgetting that any visa-based migration is basically a controlled one and aimed at filling the vacancies. What is happening in Maharashtra is simply unacceptable to Maharashtrians.

To simply view the violent situation from a law and order or communal point of view is ridiculous. These are just the symptoms.

People in Maharahstra are not communal. If they were so, then Shiv Sena would have ruled for more than 5 years out of 60 years post-independence. But the anger and frustration in Maharahstra is rising as they are being equated en-masse with MNS and labelled as, good-for-nothing, fascists and making un-fair demands. Their contributions to Mumbai is being rubbished with typical Indian arrogance. Gun-totting mad men are being hailed as martyrs. Leaders in the North are ganging up and talking of punishing Maharahstra. The national media has resorted to a completely one-sided reporting dictated by commercial compulsions. The entire country in general is up against Maharashtra.

Quite frankly the Maharashtrian people are feeling alienated from the rest of India like never before. Many are beginning to question the wisdom of remaining a part of India. The concept of one country works as long as people feel they have a common future and benefit from it. If these issues are not addressed sensitively and if interestes of Maharashtrian people are ignored at the cost of others, there is likelyhood that you will see a situation like in Kashmir, Khalistan and North East.

SINCE CENTRAL GOVT. IS UNABLE TO DISCHARGE DUTIES TO MAINTAIN INTEGRITY OF INDIA AND IS TAKING LENIENT VIEW FOR MAHARASTRA GOVT., A SENSE OF HELPLESSNESS WAS BORN IN HIM, UNDER DESPERATION, AND HE RESORTED TO FOOLISH ACTION OF FEIGNING LIKE TERRORIST AND LOST HIS LIFE DUE TO INAPT AND POOR, DEPLORABLE HANDLING IN CONTROLLING HIM ON THE SPOT BY LOCAL POLICE.

HOME MINISTER MAHARASTRA, INSTEAD OF SUSPENDING THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR INAPT HANDLING, IS JUSTIFYING THE DEATH OF POOR MIDDLE CLASS BIHARI. NOT A GOOD SIGN FOR THIS COUNTRY.