Some doctors refuse to do abortions whatever be the circumstance as they firmly believe that a doctor
should save a life and not take a life. Some legal practitioners do not defend sex offenders and persons doing pre-meditated killings. Here personal values override professional interpretations.
Suryanelli rape is perhaps the worst such case in India. A 16- year old was used for sex trade by force for forty days by forty-two persons in power and position. All, except one, escaped punishment; the one who was convicted was sentenced to just five years. Now after 17 years the heinous crime has come to the public domain thanks to to the Supreme Court order to revisit the case.
Prof. P J Kurien, a teacher turned Congress politician, is a very powerful political figure now occupying the position of Deputy Chairman of India's exalted Upper House. The victim has been saying for 17 years that he did abuse her sexually. The poor and powerless family watched helplessly when the Marxist CM refused to believe the girl's charges. Finally the charges were quashed by the Supreme Court because of the loopholes in the investigation. Arun Jaitley, now Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, was Professor's advocate. Did the illustrious Jaitley make the correct professional choice then? BJP which claims politics with values and a party with a difference is cautious to react because of the opposition leader's earlier association with Prof Kurien. There is massive outrage in Kerala. How long The Congress and the BJP remain silent when silence is highly deafening.
should save a life and not take a life. Some legal practitioners do not defend sex offenders and persons doing pre-meditated killings. Here personal values override professional interpretations.
Suryanelli rape is perhaps the worst such case in India. A 16- year old was used for sex trade by force for forty days by forty-two persons in power and position. All, except one, escaped punishment; the one who was convicted was sentenced to just five years. Now after 17 years the heinous crime has come to the public domain thanks to to the Supreme Court order to revisit the case.
Prof. P J Kurien, a teacher turned Congress politician, is a very powerful political figure now occupying the position of Deputy Chairman of India's exalted Upper House. The victim has been saying for 17 years that he did abuse her sexually. The poor and powerless family watched helplessly when the Marxist CM refused to believe the girl's charges. Finally the charges were quashed by the Supreme Court because of the loopholes in the investigation. Arun Jaitley, now Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, was Professor's advocate. Did the illustrious Jaitley make the correct professional choice then? BJP which claims politics with values and a party with a difference is cautious to react because of the opposition leader's earlier association with Prof Kurien. There is massive outrage in Kerala. How long The Congress and the BJP remain silent when silence is highly deafening.
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