The police turned a blind eye to the case of the missing children of Nithari for over a period of two years. Why?
The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh does not have the time to go to Nithari village and console the families. He takes time off his busy schedule to attend a marriage in New Delhi. Nithari village is only 20 kilometres away from New Delhi. Why?
The socialist and secular leaders were busy organizing protests against the hanging of Saddam Hussein in faraway Iraq. They were critical of George Bush and the current Prime Minister of Iraq. Why?
A couple of months ago the son of Adobe India CEO Naresh Guptas son was kidnapped. Then Amar Singh was reportedly interested in solving the case and the police swung into action. But Singh has nothing to say or do in the whole episode of Nithari. Why?
The media has come into the picture only after the skeletons and remains of the missing were discovered. All the while the media could not divert its attention from the fight for justice campaigns relating to Priyadarshini Mattoo and Jessica Lal. Why?
There are sound reasons for all these whys.
The people of Nithari village are mostly migrants who have come from different parts of India in search of livelihood. They are not rich. They have no voice that can be heard.
As migrants they dont have votes. But that doesnt prevent illegal immigrants from Bangladesh given all kinds of documents like ration cards and photo identity cards. The illegal immigrants are Muslims who need to be protected and pampered. The children who were murdered in Nithari are not Muslims.
Elections are round the corner in Uttar Pradesh and every political party wants the votes of the Muslim community. Samajwadi party is the champion of secular ideals and wants to come to power in Lucknow.
The media is now featuring stories and exclusives on the whole episode. Even as people were running from pillar to post, the media was found wanting. Perhaps, these children were truly of a lesser god.
We are talking about poor families not belonging to a minority community. So they are dispensable in this land. These people should have no access to even the most basic of the facilities.
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hey i went thru ur article,its really true that the poor families r dispensable in this huge land because only four members in a commitee used to visit those village daily after the National Human Rights Commission sent the government a notice over the macabre crime saga that has claimed the lives of the children from Nithari village in Noida .
I hope atleast now government will take serious action against this issue which will lead to less crime in our country..
And i feel india needs to feed its children(whether poor or rich shud be treated equally) more better....
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