Nirbhaya’s mother seeks public support for quick justice

Her plea which talks about her running out of patience and millions of Indians tired of waiting to see the criminals being brought to justice for the past seven years also seek the government to set a time frame for fast-track trials for deciding cases of crimes against women.

The plea has so far garnered over 10,000 responses in just two days expressing solidarity with her cause.

Stating that, “I am the mother of the person that our nation remembers as Nirbhaya,” she said, “Before being called #IndiasDaughter, she was my child. A daughter who was snatched away from me 7 years ago. And while I wait desperately for justice, 4 brutes in Hyderabad have snatched another daughter from her family. Only I know what the Hyderabad veterinarian’s mother is going through.”

Noting that both our daughters were young. Both joined the medical profession to serve society. Both were targeted by men who think they can get away with such brutal acts, she further said in her plea, “And now as I hear the outrage growing once again, I hear the same promises of “speedy justice”. What speedy justice are we talking about? Despite the Supreme Court passing its judgment, which I welcomed, Nirbhaya’s case is just dragging on and on. I have waited with patience and dignity for justice. On this 16th December, it will be 7 years since my child became the victim of a most heinous crime.”

“I have run out of patience. Millions of Indians are tired of waiting to see the criminals brought to justice. Many of them write to me and stop me in the street to express their solidarity,” she said while seeking people to sign her petition requesting Prime Minister to intervene and speed up the delivery of justice in the Nirbhaya case and to set a timeframe for fast-track trials for deciding cases of crimes against women.

“If we want to erase the tag of being an “unsafe nation” for women where pre-meditated rape, brutality and murder are becoming the dangerous norm, then we must deliver justice to Nirbhaya. The way the case is dragging on is setting a bad example for those who are openly committing such crimes fearlessly. I need justice. We, as a nation, need closure,” the petition moved by Nirbhaya’s mother along with Asha Devi said, while seeking to sign her petition to show the government that a billion people are waiting for justice.

“Every day we wait, 132 more rapes take place. In the first six months of 2019, over 24,000 rape cases were reported and 1.5 lakh accused are still under trial,” she added.