(January 2014)
Let’s first discuss the legal issues. The current turmoil has arisen because of the inaction of the Delhi Police on the night of 16th January, 2014, when Somnath Bharti, the Law Minister, urged/agitated with the Delhi Police personnel to carry out a raid in a building allegedly occupied by prostitutes and drug peddlers. The Delhi Police justified inaction for the want of a search warrant. Well, as appearing in various media reports, the offences were made out under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, the Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act, the IPC and the MCOCA as extended to the NCT of Delhi. The police could have searched the premises not only u/s 42 of the Narcotic Drugs Act and u/s 15 of the Immoral Traffic Act but also u/s 47 CrPC; so, the excuse of the Delhi Police is completely bogus; this is an open and shut case. By now, the SHO concerned should have not only been suspended but also dismissed. However, I am damn impressed with the daring attitude of the AAP: They have directly challenged the Delhi Police, which is one of the most corrupt and arrogant police force. If the AAP really have it in their agenda to reform the Delhi Police, well, they need to get ready for a seriously risky, long and tiring war. But, of course, something needs to be done.
However, I see a bigger conspiracy here. The international mafias have vested interests in drug trade, and prostitution comes in as a natural accessory. These international mafias are not restricted to any single country, but operate across the borders. In some Asian countries like Thailand, these mafias are penetrating or have already penetrated deep enough and are thus posing serious threat to the social fabric of the countries. India is at threat too: Goa has already become the sex and drugs capital of India, and the mafias are fast moving into the mega cities like Delhi, and then they will move into the rural areas as they did in Thailand. I don’t know how deep the threat has grown in India, but, certainly, the AAP has taken a security risk, which is commendable.
Now let us see what could be the reasons for inaction of the Delhi Police. It is beyond doubt that these kinds of organized crimes happen with the connivance of the police — if they want, they can invoke MCOCA on cricketers, then why not on organized drug trafficking and prostitution! Giving the benefit of doubt to the Delhi Police, they might not have been prepared; and, as they operate, the local police don’t get involved in macro issues like organized crimes. But, why is the Delhi Police not taking any organized action against the organized crimes in Delhi? What’s stopping them? Why can’t they hold press conferences to satisfy people, clearly laying out their future action plans and elaborating the actions already undertaken? There are too many unanswered questions, which makes me believe that there are some vested interests in the Delhi Police who want to let this keep going.
I think these vested interests are the monetary benefits that the top cops might be getting from the corporate, who generally try to maintain a fine balance between the state forces and the private forces like the mafia, so that they can shift from one to another as per the need. Most of the early corporate America was built on the shoulders of the private Mafia, and now, of course, the corporate in America are worse than the mafia. However, that’s only a speculation; the reasons could be different. But, I wonder why the corporate media is not supporting the AAP now when they supported the completely rubbish Anna Agitation earlier. Whatever the reasons, there just can’t be any reason for allowing the Drug and Prostitution Mafia to take control over the urban landscape of India: AAP is doing it right.
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