Sequel to ‘The Gora Arrogance’
It’s a kind of sequel to my last post about Darrel Hair and what I call ‘Gora Arrogance’.
This one’s about submissiveness of Indians and their lack of confidence to stand & fight for one’s basic human rights. This incidence happened in Amsterdam a few days back when the India bound flight was turned back and 15-odd passengers with ‘suspicious behavior’ were tortured & grilled for 3 days only to release them as ‘innocents’. Just in a span of few days, a US-bound student was deplaned in Frankfurt, once again – the common factor being an Indian Muslim.
Why should not these people sue the Dutch & German governments for the anguish that they have to withstand during these testing times? All of them have had horror stories to tell on their return to India. All TV channels had a great interest in extracting exclusive bytes from these people, but nobody willing to take up their cause.
What these people have undergone not violation of basic human rights? If yes, then what’s stopping Indian Ministry of External Affairs to take up their case and raise a stink at the international level? I’m sure, having experienced mercilessness of the westerners; these poor people will not gather any courage to fight a case on their own. But I would like to believe that that’s where and that’s why the government should step in, and help the victims get due compensation.
I think these small steps are necessary to make India’s voice heard at the international level. And if not nipped in the bud, it may only increase. If Israel can launch an attack on Syria for the 2 of its soldiers being kidnapped then shouldn’t India at least stand by its citizens to get due compensation for the broad daylight torture.
This one’s about submissiveness of Indians and their lack of confidence to stand & fight for one’s basic human rights. This incidence happened in Amsterdam a few days back when the India bound flight was turned back and 15-odd passengers with ‘suspicious behavior’ were tortured & grilled for 3 days only to release them as ‘innocents’. Just in a span of few days, a US-bound student was deplaned in Frankfurt, once again – the common factor being an Indian Muslim.
Why should not these people sue the Dutch & German governments for the anguish that they have to withstand during these testing times? All of them have had horror stories to tell on their return to India. All TV channels had a great interest in extracting exclusive bytes from these people, but nobody willing to take up their cause.
What these people have undergone not violation of basic human rights? If yes, then what’s stopping Indian Ministry of External Affairs to take up their case and raise a stink at the international level? I’m sure, having experienced mercilessness of the westerners; these poor people will not gather any courage to fight a case on their own. But I would like to believe that that’s where and that’s why the government should step in, and help the victims get due compensation.
I think these small steps are necessary to make India’s voice heard at the international level. And if not nipped in the bud, it may only increase. If Israel can launch an attack on Syria for the 2 of its soldiers being kidnapped then shouldn’t India at least stand by its citizens to get due compensation for the broad daylight torture.
posted by Narendra Ganpule @ 12:22 PM
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