Oct 30 2011 Sanjiv Bhatt, Martin Luther King Jr.m and OWS - Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

Struggles against injustice, like the new civil society movements in Iraq and our own OWS movement, exist everywhere. In our world of information profusion  we cannot follow it all, but here is a case that came to our attention with a poem.

EXCERPT FROM A LETTER BY SANJIV BHATT TO NARENDRA MODI

IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, who has accused Chief Minister Narendra Modi of complicity in the 2002 communal riots. This resulted in his arrest...case pending.

In the words of Martin Luther King Jr. - Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. The spirit of the hapless victims who have been struggling for justice in Gujarat may occasionally flag but it will not be suppressed by any amount of false Goebbelsian propaganda. The struggle for justice is never easy anywhere in the world...it calls for everlasting patience and unfailing perseverance at all times. The spirit of the crusaders for truth and justice in Gujarat is epitomized in this poem by Bhuchung Sonam, an alumnus of M.S. University, Baroda.

I have principle and no power
You have power and no principle
You being you
And I being I
Compromise is out of the question
So let the battle begin...

I have truth and no force
You have force and no truth
You being you
And I being I
Compromise is out of the question
So let the battle begin...

You may club my skull
I will fight
You may crush my bones
I will fight
You may bury me alive
I will fight
With truth running through me
I will fight
With every ounce of my strength
I will fight
With my last dying breath
I will fight...
I will fight till the
Castle that you built with your lies
Comes tumbling down
Till the devil you worshipped with your lies
Kneels down before my angel of truth.

Comments

[Amaan Khan]

There is darkness everywhere for d victims of Gujarat who r waiting n waiting for anyone to stand up n help them in their fight for justice.Sanjeev Bhatt is d only silver lining on d dark horizon.A lot of people have lost hope (especally after d SIT clean chit to Modi)but there is still hope when a brave officer like Sanjeev Bhatt is around.