SALMAN IN JAIL!!!! Yawn.. Whatever...

Yesterday’s newspaper had the first 5 pages to cover the hot story of these days, Salman Khan in jail. A celebrity sentenced to jail for 5 years. And all this for what? Killing a rare chinkara??

Kudos to Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Brijendra Kumar Jain for being brave and honest enough to pass this verdict. Is it not wrong to kill poor animals? So what if he is a celebrity? Celebrities are supposed to be idols to children. They cannot go around killing poor animals and running over footpathers. I fully support and am proud of the bold decision taken by Chief Judicial Magistrate Jain. People say Salman is paying the price of being a celebrity. Celebrity or no celebrity, he is a criminal and criminals should be punished.

The press should not be publicizing the fact that Salman is in custody. For God’s sake, he deserves it. Dedicating 5 pages to him makes no sense to me. Looks like this is gonna continue for a few more days.. The media is gonna continue sympathizing with Salman..

Salman spending 5 nights, 5 weeks, 5 years, or even 5 decades is not gonna affect any of us. There are better things we should be raising our voice against. The government has decided to raise the minority quota once again. At this rate, we are once again gonna go back to the days of Independence. But this time, it will be the opposite. The so called minority class would be ruling. The “Open” class people would be looking out for an Ambedkar to fight for them. Why wait that long? We should stop this from happening. When in today’s world we talk of equality and stuff, we cannot be reserving educational seats and jobs for a certain class of people. Where is the democracy of the country going? Democracy means equality, equal rights.. Where do you see equal rights these days?? Raise your voice against such issues rather than feeling sorry for what a celebrity (sorry, criminal) is going through.

The lives of several kids depend on the verdict the government takes. Deserving candidates are gonna suffer if the proposal is accepted. Everyone is supposed to be given a fair chance. Everyone should have an equal chance to fight for the vacancies. Caste, religion, or anything for that matter should not be a deciding factor. Merit should be the sole criteria.

I just wish and hope to read some thing related to this in tomorrow newspaper. Not on some corner of the page, but as the main headlines.