✒️:.MOHD ISHAQ SHAH
Justice can be defined as the delivery of due to the deserving. The criteria for justice, universally recognized, is determination of merit and allocation of funds, awards, appointments and other related matters in accordance with it.
Once you are deserving the due, none can force or compel you to compromise your modesty. None can snatch your right to personal life and liberty, as it has been guaranteed by the Constitution of India. Even then, if someone tries to intervene in your personal life, it obviously seems that some evil design is prevailing in his mind.
The recently evolved hijab controversy relates to a Muslim girl whose hijab was forcibly unveiled by Nitish Kumar, who has been recently elected as Chief Minister of Bihar.
Nitish Kumar must answer the public in a logical way. When candidates are already nominated for an appointment, what is the requirement to identify them by face. What is the need to see the face of a candidate when all his or her credentials are already justified. I put a simple argument before Nitish Kumar. You send your daughter to such occasions and a Muslim person pulls off her ghoonghat before offering the appointment letter. What if your female relatives are asked to show their private parts in public. How will you react. This is my question and the question of the entire Muslim community as well as all Indian women. Who has given you the right to pull off the veil from a girl’s face.
What nonsense and rubbish behavior is this. You are a Chief Minister, not a common politician. You are the head of the state. It is your responsibility to safeguard the honor and prestige of the women of your state. How can the people of Bihar expect good governance from you when your intentions appear manipulated.
The matter calls for registering a molestation case against the Chief Minister of Bihar and initiating punishment according to judicial procedure under Sections 354 and 509 of the IPC. The legal fraternity of the country must come forward, and the general public must support this case, including monetary contribution.
All walks of public life are appealed to clarify their stand on this issue. Should the people of India allow politicians to exploit, molest, rag, and torment our mothers, sisters, and daughters against constitutionally guaranteed benefits.
Should we allow political goons to execute mob lynching, hate mongering, hateful speeches, and public riots to serve their interests.
The need of the hour is for the public to beware of these political thieves who play with the sentiments of innocent people and prevent further exploitation. People must remain mindful of legal procedures and constitutional provisions. Appointment orders should not be used as tools for public exhibition. They should be delivered through postal services or official offices. Nodal officers should hand over appointment orders to selected candidates to maintain decorum and protect personal rights.
Appointees should not allow themselves to be victimized by politicians or evil minded individuals. When you deserve something and qualify for it, you are not obliged to any official or politician. Politicians often blackmail the public, but when someone holds a responsible post like Chief Minister or Prime Minister, he must behave maturely. Politicians may be unprofessional, but professionals must adhere to professionalism.
Let us hope such incidents do not repeat in the future. Hope alone is not enough. The public must remain sensitive at such critical moments. After all, merit, modesty, and molestation cannot be intermixed under constitutional provisions and protections.
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