Biren's Logic on Viral Paraded Naked Video Suggest Nirbhaya Gangrape Must Also Have Been Pre-Planned by Opposition

They are not women without clothes but they are made to be one. At that moment, had I been the victim, I would have prayed to God to take away my life or for any natural calamity that could save me from the embarrassment, shame and humiliation. Or will the experience be so torturous that I would be dead mentally to feel anything? If only putting oneself in their shoes sents chills across our bodies, the torture they underwent must have no words to illustrate how excruciating it must have been. They were raped and subjected to inhume cruelty not once or twice, but thousands of times, as the top court in Rajiv Gandhi Case says, “the culprit has died a thousand deaths,” due to uncertainty of the time of their execution. The paraded victims were raped and brutally tortured thousands of time as well. Each step they were forced to take subject to public humiliation and embarrassment on their path to despoilment amounts to one heinous cruel and torturous crime the culprits committed against them. Thus, crimes committed by the culprits in this case have to be considered under the category of “Rarest of the rare crime”.

The statement made by the chief minister who vows to protect the integrity of Manipur, on why the prime minister has to speak in the parliament is utterly shameless, insensitive and animalistic. Rather than condemning the heinous, inhumane and barbaric act, to Biren the video becoming viral was a bigger problem in the whole issue than the content - the victim’s grievances and injustice. As the saying goes, ‘how you view things mirrors your thoughts”, he downgraded the prime minister’s image to his level as a biased, communal, insensitive and inhumane being who has to think about the sentiment of the Meitei public before making a statement even on crime against women and humanity. He forgets Mr Narendra Modi is not the prime minister for the Meiteis alone but an Indian prime minister as well, unlike him who is only the Meitei chief minister. With his insensitive statement and animalistic tone, he made his intention clear; the integrity of the Manipur he vows to protect is only the geographical territories that sought their separation from Manipur due to unbearable and inhumane injustice done against them, not the residents. Going by Mr. Biren’s logic, the Nirbhaya gang rape must have been pre-planned by the opposition, to shame and frame the government during the parliament session, is it not? Being old does not prevent someone from accepting his incapability, inefficiency and failure.

Thus, you Biren must then, like Mrs. Shiela Dikshit, accept the responsibility, especially as in your case the presence of your state police did not stop the culprits from committing the crime. Thus why defend the indefensible even if the defendant is you yourself? Like you today, who can’t utter the words to describe their act for what it is - barbaric, cruel, heinous and an inhumane act. Your police then surrendered the victim to the culprits, like you to the Meitei public. You must know the victims are not women without clothes like you said but they are made women without clothes. Thus mind your language and words, stop misleading the world by opting for words that portray the victim in the bad light rather than the culprits.

Exhibiting “ Nari Shakti” Tableaux on Republic Day or putting the blame on the opposition won’t wash away your incapability and inefficiency. As Emma

Watson says “Rape is not just a physical, violent act perpetrated against one victim, it is an assault on humanity”. Those in your community who protect the culprits and those who bow before them are partners in the crime. The victims shall live with the scar due to your incapability and inefficiency. If you cannot speak up for their justice, you have no right to either defend yourself or talk about them.

The Chief Minister of Manipur’s stance on the issue and the need for clarification on why the PM commented speaks volumes of the grim reality of what awaits the victims as far as justice is concerned. To protect humanity in general and Kuki women in particular, a separation from the clutch of Meiteis and Mr. Biren, who defended and protected the culprit is a Necessity.