CHANDIGARH: Union minister of law and justice, Kapil Sibal is of the view that stringent laws are not sufficient to control the menace of honour killing but the change in the mindset of the people is the only permanent solution of the crime.
Sibal was in Chandigarh on Wednesday at an event organized by Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association.
While talking to media on the sidelines of the function, Sibal said that increase in the number of cases of honour killing is a serious issue. He stated that though a stringent law can help controlling the crime but there is also need to change the mentality of the people. He was referring to queries on recent incidents of honour killing in the state of Haryana.
While defending the ordinance issued by the Union government to neutralize the Supreme Court (SC) judgment on disqualification of convicted leaders, Sibal said that the ordinance is in compliance of the Supreme Court judgment and no attempt has been made to protect the convicted leaders. However, he failed to explain the need of the ordinance if it is in terms of SC judgment and in turn asked the media persons to first read the ordinance before questioning him.
Sibal also criticized senior BJP leader and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, for criticizing the ordinance. The Union minister said, "I was not expecting this from Sushma Swaraj believing she has read the law and have knowledge of the same but it is really strange she is criticizing the ordinance without any basis."
In his speech during the function at HC premises, Sibal turned nostalgic and recalled the day, when for the first time he appeared before the court after becoming a lawyer.
Sibal appealed the judges, advocates and the legal fraternity to maintain quality and standards in the justice delivery system. He also said that these days' visionary and stalwarts are missing in every field of the country and leaders are worried about their present not the future of the country.
Expressing displeasure over the poor standards of education, Sibal said that during his tenure as minister of human resources and development, he came to know that some institutions have rented accommodation, rented furniture and even rented faculty and that too to get government's affiliation.
Sibal's appeal to media
In his speech, Sibal also appealed media not to create "bad picture" of the government. "In absence of trust, nation cannot move ahead," said Sibal while appealing media to highlight positive aspects of the Union government's achievements. Sibal also referred an incident where some German investors refused to invest in India after reading recent media reports about corruption in India.
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