Two days after permitting the discharge of 11 males convicted of gang rape and homicide of her members of the family, a distraught Bilkis Bano referred to as on the Gujarat authorities to “undo the harm” and “give back my right to live without fear”. appealed to. in peace”.
Bilkis’s mind-set was described in an announcement issued by his lawyer Shobha Gupta late on Wednesday night. “Two days ago, on August 15, 2022, the trauma of the last 20 years washed me again. When I heard that the 11 guilty of destroying my family and my life and snatching my three year old daughter from me were set free. I was without words. I am still numb…” it learn.
“Today, all I can say is- how can justice for any woman end like this? I had faith in the highest courts of my country. I had faith in the system and I slowly learned to live with my trauma. The release of these convicts has taken away my peace and shaken my faith in justice. My sorrow and my shaky faith is not only for me but for every woman who is fighting for justice in the courts No one asked about my safety and well being before taking such a big and unjust decision. I appeal to the Gujarat government, please undo this loss. Give me back my right to live in peace without any fear Please make sure that my family and I are safe.”
Bilkis, who lives in a aid colony in Dahod together with her kids and her husband Yakub Rasool, is troubled after receiving the information of the federal government’s choice on Monday. The household is anxious about its security. Talking to The Indian Express, Rasool stated, ‘We should not in a position to assume what to do subsequent. We will do as per the recommendation of the lawyer. But as a result of this launch of the convicts has devastated Bilkis, within the meantime we’ve determined to maintain him out of the general public eye… It does not deserve to remove the worst trauma that has occurred. ,
A pal of the couple stated the household had “left their home for a few days”. Bilkis, whose assertion recollects that 14 members of his household have been murdered on March 3, 2002, additionally has a brother. He lives in one other metropolis.
Rasool stated they have been uncertain whether or not any authorized treatment was out there to problem the federal government’s choice. “We want to live in peace… This is possible only when there is a sense of justice. But we do not know how we can bring back justice in our lives and whether it will be worth the fight again,” he stated.
The state unit of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind additionally issued an announcement condemning the discharge of convicts from Godhra sub-jail beneath the federal government’s exemption coverage. “The state government, to appease a particular vote bank, has made a mockery of the justice system of the country and undermined the spirit of democracy by undermining the importance of women’s rights and security… We condemn this decision to release the criminals. condemn. Such heinous crimes and appeal to the state government to restore faith in democracy and law and order,” learn the assertion.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
