Monday 31 December 2012

A Poem - नव वर्ष तुम्हारा मंगल हो




Nav Varsh Mangal ho.
नव वर्ष तुम्हारा मंगल हो

कोई हार गया , कोई जीत गया ,
यह साल भी आखिर बीत गया ,
कभी स्वप्न सजाये आँखों में
कभी बीत गए पल बातों में

कुछ थे तीखे तीखे छण
कुछ बीते किस्से सदमों के ,
कुछ बेरुखी , कुछ बेचैनी
कुछ मन में फ़ैली वीरानी

कुछ पल , यादों से भरे भरे
कुछ लम्हे खोये खोये से,
अब के बरस दुआ, है प्रभु से
निराश ,न  कोई पल, तेरा गुज़रे ,

कोई व्याधि न हो तेरे आस पास,
फूलों की तरह तू खिलता ही  रहे
कोई व्यक्ति न तुझ से गिला करे
तेरे सपनो का नगर , आबाद रहे ,

तू चाहे जो , हो जाए वो ,
तू मांगे जो , मिल जाए वो ,
तेरी माफ़, वो हर एक खता करे ,
राह में  तेरे पुष्प, सर्वत्र खिलें,

और मलय समीर सा जीवन हो .
नव वर्ष तुम्हारा मंगल हो
-vss
(the photo is of a morning in Varanasi, Subh-e-Banaras)

Sunday 30 December 2012

Aamir Farooqui - नज़्म – भारत की बेटी





नज़्म – भारत की बेटी
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उठ मेरी जान
तुझे अपने तक़द्दुस* की क़सम (*पवित्रता)
अपने पैरों पे तुझे
फिर से खड़ा होना है
तुझ को जीना है
के ताबिन्दा* रहे (*चमकता हुआ)
नूर की लौ
जिसकी किरनों से
झुलसता रहे वहशी इफ्रीत
डर के दुबका रहे
तारीक कमींगाहों* में (*अँधेरे व्यभिचारी अड्डे)
खौफ से जिसके लरज़ते हों
सभी दस्ते-गुनाह
अपने ही जुल्मो-तशद्दुद से करे
अर्ज़े-पनाह

जानता हूँ की तेरे
जिस्म की
मजरूह* ज़मीं *(ज़ख़्मी)
एक मकतल* है तेरी 8(वधस्थल)
रूह की रानाई का
अक्स ताज़ा है अभी ज़ुल्म की
परछाईं का

तू पशेमान न हो
खौफ न कर
रंज न कर
तेरे ज़ख्मों ने जगाया है
के हम जिंदा हैं
फ़र्ज़ कुछ हम पे भी लाहक हैं
के हम जिंदा हैं

तुझ को मालूम नहीं
हद्दे-नज़र जाने-वतन
पूरे भारत में तेरे
गम की तरफदारी है
तो फक़त आज ज़माने के लिए जाने-हया
सिन्फे-नाज़ुक* ही नहीं *(अबलायें)
कूवाते-बेदारी है

उठ मेरी जान
तुझे अपने तक़द्दुस की क़सम
अपने पैरों पे तुझे
फिर से खड़ा होना है
तेरे एहसास की आँखे भी
यही कहती हैं
मुझको जीना है अभी
देर बहुत जीना है
******

NAZM – Bharat ki Beti
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UTh meri jaan
Tujhe apne taqaddus ki qasam (taqaddus – pakeezgi)
Apne pairoN pe tujhe
Phir se khaDa hona hai
Tujh ko jeena hai
Ke tabinda rahe
Noor ki lau
Jiski kirnoN se Jhulasta rahe
Wahshi Ifreet
Dar ke dubka rahe
Tareek kameeNgahoN meN
Khauf se jiske larzte hoN
Sabhi dast-e-gunah
Apne hi zulm-o-tashaddud se kare
Arz-e-panah

Janta hooN ki tere
Jism ki
Majrooh zameeN (Majrooh – zakhmi)
Ek maqtal hai teri
Rooh ki ra’naee ka
Aks taza hai abhi zulm ki
parchhaeeN ka

Tu pashemaan na ho
Khauf na kar
RaNj na kar
Tere zakhmoN ne jagaya hai
Ke ham zinda haiN
Farz kuchh ham pe bhi lahaq haiN
Ke ham zinda haiN

Tujh ko ma’loom nahiN
Hadd-e-nazar, jaan-e-watan
Poore Bharat meN tere
Gham ki tarafdari hai
To faqat aaj zamane ke liye
Jaan-e-haya
Sinf-e-nazuk hi nahi
Qoowat-e-bedaari hai

UTh meri jaan
Tujhe apne taqaddus ki qasam
Apne pairoN pe tujhe
Phir se khaDa hona hai
Tere ehsas ki aaNkheN bhi
Yahi kahti haiN
Mujh ko jeena hai abhi
Der Bahot jeena hai.

Aamir Faruqi - Bharat ki Beti

One conviction out of 635 rape cases in Delhi this year.




One conviction out of 635 rape cases in Delhi this year.

We are demanding the capital punishment for the guilty of rapes. The criminal law may be ammended for that purpose. But in this yesr only one conviction out of 635 casec of rape. Unless the criminal justice system will not be screwed, there will be no change in this ratio..

There has been only one conviction out of over 600 cases of rape reported to Delhi Police this year even as crime against women has been on the rise in the national capital.

As many as 754 accused were arrested in the 635 cases reported to Delhi Police between January and November, the highest in past five years, Home Ministry data said.

Of these total accused, only one was convicted while 403 were facing trials, investigations were pending against 348 and two others were discharged.

A total of 572 rape cases were reported to Delhi Police last year as against 507 in 2010, 469 in 2009 and 466 in 2008.

The Delhi Police arrested 745 accused last year. Of these, 18 were convicted, 34 were acquitted, 597 were facing trials in different courts, 86 were still being investigated and 10 were discharged for the crime.

In 2010, out of 685 arrested accused, 37 were convictedand 107 were acquitted. Trials were going on against 518 accused and investigations were pending against 13 others, the data said.

Whereas, a total of 675 and 604 persons were arrested forrape in 2009 and 2008 respectively. Of these, 82 were convicted in 2009 and 52 in 2008, the data said.

As many as 211 were acquitted in 2009 and 119 in 2008. During 2009, investigation was pending against one accused and in 2008, probe involving 17 accused was yet to be completed, the Home Ministry data said.

Saturday 29 December 2012

Some Selected Recommendations of the National Police Commission





The National Police Commission (NPC) was appointed by the Government of India in 1977 with wide terms of reference covering the police organisation, its role, functions, accountability, relations with the public, political interference in its work, misuse of powers, evaluation of its performance etc. This was the first Commission appointed at the national level after Independence. The Commission produced eight reports between 1979 and 1981, suggesting wide ranging reforms in the existing police set-up.

The following recommendations have been selected from different reports of the NPC:
First Report:
Complaints against the police:
According to the NPC, any arrangement for inquiry into complaints against police should be acceptable both to police and public as fair and just. The Commission therefore suggested arrangements, which would include inquiries conducted by departmental authorities and those conducted by an independent authority outside the police. The Commission felt that a large number of complaints against police should be looked into and disposed off by the supervisory ranks in the police hierarchy. The Commission however recommended that a judicial inquiry should be made mandatory in the following categories of complaints against the police:

alleged rape of a woman in police custody;
death or grievous hurt caused while in police custody; and
death of two or more persons resulting from police firing in the dispersal of unlawful assemblies.
The judicial inquiry should be held by an Additional Session's Judge nominated for this purpose in every district by State Government in consultation with the High Court. He will be designated as the District Inquiry Authority (DIA) and be assisted by an assessor. The DIA shall send the report of the inquiry to the State Government. It will be mandatory on the part of the government to publish the report and make a decision within two months of receipt of the report.

The DIA shall also serve as an independent authority to oversee the ultimate disposal of complaints dealt with departmentally. To oversee the satisfactory implementation of the entire scheme, a Police Complaint Board should be set up at the state level.

Second Report:

Appointment of the Criminal Justice Commission:

According to the NPC, the police cannot achieve complete success in their work unless all wings of the criminal justice system operate with simultaneous efficiency. It is therefore necessary to set up a body, which would comprehensively monitor the performance of all agencies and apply corrective measures from time to time. The existing Law Commission may be enlarged to function as a Criminal Justice Commission on a statutory basis. Such arrangements at the centre should be supported by similar arrangements at the state level.

Role of Police:

The basic role of the police is to function as a law enforcement agency and render impartial service to law, without any heed to wishes, indications or desires expressed by the government which either come in conflict with, or do not conform to the provisions contained in the constitution or laws. This should be spelt out in the Police Act. The police should have duly recognised their service-oriented role in providing relief to people in distress situations. They should be trained and equipped to perform the service oriented functions.

Political Interference in Police Work:

In the existing set-up, the police function under the executive control of the state government. According to the Commission, the manner in which political control has been exercised over the police in this country has led to gross abuses, resulting in erosion of the rule of law and loss of police credibility as a professional organisation. The threat of transfer / suspension is the most potent weapon in the hands of the politician to bend the police down to his will. The Commission recommended that the superintendence of the state government over the police should be limited to ensure that police performance is in strict accordance with law. In the performance of its tasks, the police should be subject to overall guidance from the government which should lay down broad policies for adoption in different situations. There should however be no instructions in regard to actual operations in the field. In regard to investigation work, in any case, the police are beyond any intervention by the executive or politicians.

To help the state government discharge their superintending responsibility in an open manner under the framework of law, a State Secretary Commission should be setup through law in each state. The State Security Commission should:

lay down broad policy guidelines and directions for the performance of preventive tasks and service-oriented functions by the police;
evaluate the performance of the State Police every year and present a report to the State Legislature;
function as a forum of appeal to dispose of representations from officers regarding their being subjected to illegal orders and regarding their promotions; and
generally keeping the functioning of the police in the state under review.
Statutory Tenure of Service:

The chief of police should be assured of a fixed tenure of office. The tenure may be for four years or for a period extending up to retirement, whichever is earlier. The removal of the chief of police from his post before the expiry of his tenure should require the approval of the State Security Commission.

Selection of Chief of Police:

The head of the police force should be selected from a panel of three IPS officers of that state cadre. The panel should be prepared by a committee headed by the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission.

Transfer/Suspension Orders:

Police officers should be effectively protected against whimsical and mala fide transfer/suspension orders. There should be a provision in the Police Act, specifying the authorities competent to issue such orders regarding different ranks. Any such orders passed by any authority other than those specified in the Act will be rendered null and void.

Third Report:

Police and the Weaker Sections:

Some important recommendations made by the NPC about police response towards weaker sections of society are summarised below:

The NPC has recommended the establishment of special investigation cell in the police department at the State level to monitor the progress of investigation of cases under the Protection of Civil Rights Act or other atrocities against Scheduled Castes and Tribes. A composite cell may be constituted at the district level under the Sub-Divisional Officer to inquire into complaints emanating from scheduled Castes/Tribes, particularly those relating to lapses in administrative measures meant for their relief.
An important cause for dissatisfaction of weaker sections of society is that the police sometimes do not take cognizance of their complaints of ill treatment at the hands of upper castes on the ground that complaints are non cognizable, and therefore can not be investigated by them without orders from a magistrate. The NPC has recommended that section 155 of the Code of Criminal Procedure should be suitably amended to facilitate appropriate and effective police response to non-cognisable complaints in two categories of cases: (i) to protect a member of the weaker sections from exploitation and injustice, or (ii) to prevent a possible breach of public peace that might result from absence of effective action on complaint of a non-cognisable offence
A comprehensive legislation should be enacted setting out the procedure for the allotment of land to landless poor. Police officers from the local police station should be associated with the act of handing over possession of land to the landless and a brief record of this should be kept in the police station records.
Postings of Officers:

The postings of officers in charge of police stations should be the exclusive responsibility of the district Superintendent of Police. The Chief of Police should be exclusively responsible for selecting and posting Superintendents of Police in charge of districts.

Guidelines for Avoidance of Vexatious Arrests:

Presently the powers of arrest available to the police give ample scope for harassment and humiliation of persons, prompted by mala fide considerations. In actual practice, several persons who ought to be arrested are let free on account of political influence or other considerations, while harmless persons who need not be arrested at all are often arrested and even remanded to police custody on inadequate grounds. Some mala fide arrests get exposed on habeas corpus petitions filed in High Courts but such exposures are rare compared to the large number of unjustified arrests that take place all the time. The NPC has recommended very strict guidelines for making arrests by the police, which should be strictly observed in day-to-day administration by the senior supervisory ranks. However, the State governments are yet to make firm arrangements down the line for observing these guidelines in day-to-day police work.

The NPC also recommended that sections 2(c) and 2(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure should be amended to remove the emphasis on arrest in the definition of cognisable and non-cognisable offences and section 170 of the Code of Criminal Procedure should be amended to remove the impression that it is mandatory to make an arrest in non-bailable cases.

Guidelines regarding use of Handcuffs:

The threat of putting handcuffs on persons under arrest is another source of corruption and harassment. The following guidelines must be observed:

No person shall be handcuffed who, by reason of age, sex or infirmity can be kept in custody without handcuffs.
No person arrested on a bailable offence shall be handcuffed, unless for some special reasons, it is believed that he is likely to escape.
In cases under judicial custody, court's instructions should be obtained before handcuffing the accused.
Under trial prisoners and other accused persons should not be handcuffed and chained unless there is reasonable expectation that such persons will use violence or attempt to escape. The police escort must be sufficiently strong to prevent escape.
Whenever any accused is handcuffed, the fact and reasons should be stated in the Sentry Relief Book.
In no case should prisoners or accused persons, who are aged and bed-ridden in hospitals, or women or juvenile or civil prisoners, be handcuffed or fettered.
Provision of Imprest Money to Police Station:

The Commission noted the non-availability of any imprest money in a police station to meet expenditure on several legitimate needs of the station. It recommended that police stations should be provided with an adequate imprest amount to meet the contingent expenditure in day-to-day work. Adequate funds should be provided at station level to eliminate causes of corruption, which often engulf even the honest officers.

Fourth Report:

Registration of FIR:

Victims of crimes are sometimes turned away from a police station on the mere ground that the reported crime has occurred in the jurisdiction of some other police station and it is for the victim to go there and make his complaint. This works to the disadvantage of ignorant people and weaker sections in society. The NPC has recommended an important amendment to Section 154 Cr.P.C. which would make it incumbent on a police station to register an FIR whether or not the crime has taken place in its jurisdiction and then transfer the FIR to the concerned police station, if necessary.
Examination of Witnesses.

The examination of witnesses should be conducted as far as practicable near the scene of offence or at the residence of witnesses concerned at some convenient place nearby.

Statement of Witnesses:

According to existing law, a police officer is precluded from obtaining the signature of the person whose statement has been recorded by him. The Commission has recommended that he existing practice of recording in detail the statement by a witness during investigation should be done away with. In its place, the Commission has suggested an arrangement in which the investigating officer can record the facts as ascertained by him on examination of a witness. This statement of facts can be in third person in the language of the investigating officer himself and a copy of the statement should be handed over to the witness under acknowledgement. This arrangement would also act as a safeguard against the malpractice of padding of statements which the investigating officers are often accused of doing.

Restoration of Stolen Property to Victims of Crimes:

Presently, properties recovered by the police during investigation or otherwise are first transferred to court custody. Their return to the rightful owner is ordered at a much later stage of the criminal proceedings. During the intervening period, there is considerable risk of damage to the property because of indifferent handling at different stages of police and court custody. Sophisticated electronic goods run a serious risk of irreparable damage. Successful detection of case does not provide any psychological satisfaction to the victims of crime when the lost property is kept away from them for a long period without proper attention and care. NPC has recommended a change in the existing provisions in law to facilitate early return of the recovered property to the victims concerned even at the stage of investigation, protected by appropriate bonds for their safe retention and later production in court.

Compounding Offences:

The NPC has recommended that the police may be empowered in law to compound offences in simple cases even at the stage of police investigation, when both parties to a dispute may themselves like to settle the matter amicably. Due safeguards must of course be provided against a forced or contrived compromise. Presently this facility is available only at the stage of trial. This amendment in law would also reduce the workload in courts.

Intimation about Arrest:

The NPC has recommended a new section 50-A in Chapter V of Cr.P.C. requiring the police to give intimation about the arrest of a person to anyone who may reasonably be named by him to avoid agonising suspense to the members of his family about his whereabouts.

Use of Third Degree Methods:

To reduce the use of third degree methods, the NPC has recommended:

Surprised visits by senior officers to police stations to detect persons held in illegal custody and subjected to ill treatment
The magistrate should be required by rules to question the arrested person if he has any complaint of ill treatment by the police and in case of complaint should get him medically examined.
There should be a mandatory judicial inquiry in cases of death or grievous hurt caused while in police custody
Police performance should not be evaluated on the basis of crime statistics or number of cases solved.
Training institutions should develop scientific interrogation techniques and impart effective instructions to trainees in this regard.
Inspections of courts:

There is need to evolve a scheme of inspections at the level of High Court as well as Sessions Courts to ensure proper functioning of the subordinate courts. A whole time functionary of the rank of a senior District Sessions Judge who is qualified for appointment as High Court Judge may be attached to each High Court to inspect the district courts periodically. A similar functionary of the rank of Additional Sessions Judge may be entrusted with inspections at the district level. The inspecting arrangement proposed above should also ensure the availability of adequate facilities for the witnesses and others who participate in court proceedings.

Attendance of Witnesses:

The allowances payable to witnesses for their attendance in court should be fixed on a realistic basis and their payment should be effected through a simple procedure, which should avoid delay and inconvenience.

Firth Report:

Recruitment to the Police:

Recruitment to the Police must be at two levels only- Constables and Indian Police Service. The recruitment at other levels should be eliminated in a phased manner.

Psychological Tests:

Properly developed psychological tests should form an important part of the selection procedure. The Central Government should develop the psychological tests with the help of the Ministry of Defense.

Evaluation during Training:

The Commission recommended that there should be constant evaluation of the performance, attitudes and behaviour of all recruits during training and those who are not shaping as good policemen should be weeded out.

Control of the District Magistrate:

Presently, under section 4 of the Police Act of 1861, the District Police is subject to the "general control and direction" of the District Magistrate. The NPC felt that this can not be construed as warranting any interference in the internal management of the police force. The police should perform with full accountability to the law of the land. Any rule or regulation which unnecessarily or without purpose subordinates the police to the DM should be removed. However, there are a number of areas, which would require active cooperation of different departments and in such matters coordination by the District Magistrate will be necessary. The role of the District Magistrate as a chief coordinating authority should be recognised and respected by the police. The NPC has prescribed the areas where the District Magistrate can play his role as the coordinating authority.

Causes of Poor Police Public Relations:

Police public relations are in a very unsatisfactory state. Police partiality, corruption, brutality and failure to register cognizable offences are the most important reasons.

Police do in fact harass even those people who try to help them.

Vertical Communication in Police:

Every policeman must develop an attitude of utmost courtesy and consideration towards members of the public who come to him for help. However, the manner in which police personnel at lower levels behave towards public is largely conditioned by the manner in which they are themselves treated by their own higher officers within the force. There is a simultaneous need for reform in behaviour and conduct of police officers towards one another.

Victims of Crime:

The criminal justice system shows no concern for the victim of crime at any stage. The legislation of a Criminal Injuries Compensation Act is recommended.

Need for Transparency:

All police activities, to the extent possible, should be open, except in four specific areas, which are (i) operations, (ii) intelligence on the basis of which operations are planned and conducted (iii) privacy of the individual citizen and (iv) judicial requirements.

Women Police:

The NPC has recommended that women police should be strengthened and assigned investigation work in much greater measure that at present Women police should become an integral part of the police organisation and used to deal with crimes against women and children and in tackling the problem of juvenile delinquency. They should in due course share all the duties now performed by their male counterparts. They should be recruited in much larger numbers than at resent, particularly in the ranks of Assistant Sub-inspectors and Sub-inspectors of Police.

Sixth Report:

Examinations for Promotion of Officers:

Before promotion to the ranks of Superintendent of Police, DIG and IG, all IPS officers should be required to undergo specifically designed pre-promotion courses followed by an examination and an objective selection process.

Those who are not able to qualify for the post of DIG and IG even after being given two more chances should be retired from service.

Creation of Central IPS Cadres:

Two Central IPS Cadres should be constituted - one for the paramilitary organisations and the other for such organisations as IB, CBI, RAW etc.

Police Commissionerate System for Major Cities:

In large urban areas, crime and law and order situations develop rapidly, requiring a speedy and effective operational response from the police. This can be possible only when the police are organised to perform twin basic functions of decision making and implementation. The Commission has therefore recommended that in cities with a population of 5 lakhs and above and even in places where there may be special reasons like speedy urbanisation, industrialisation etc., the system of police commissionerate would provide more effective policing and should be introduced.

Communal Riots:

The National Police Commission felt that during communal riots, adequate interest is not taken in investigation of heinous and serious crimes. For investigation of such cases, special investigating squads under the State CID should be set up comprising officers of proven integrity and impartiality. Vigorous investigation should be followed by prosecution to ensure deterrent punishment to the offenders. Hence withdrawal from trial of cases occurring during communal riots by the State Governments with a view to promoting communal harmony often proves illusory and has to be discouraged.

Reservation in the Force:

The Commission has expressed its view against reservation of vacancies in the police for minorities and other weaker sections on the basis of their share in population. The Commission felt that it would fragment the force along caste and communal lines and it goes against the fundamental police philosophy that it must rise above caste and creed and act impartially as the agent of law and order. The composition of the force should reflect the general mix of communities as it exists in the society and thereby command the confidence of different sections of the society.

Separation of investigating staff from law and order staff:

The NPC has made conflicting recommendations on this subject. While in the Sixth Report, it has suggested the separation of staff at the police station level (Para 48.15), in the Seventh Report, the Commission has expressed an opinion against the bifurcation of staff on the ground that the police work can not be put in water-tight compartments. (Para 50.22)

Seventh Report:

Norms for Police Stations:

A police station in a rural area should not have jurisdiction of more than 150 kms. In urban areas, population density should be one of the main considerations. A police station should not be required to police more than 60,000 population. If it registers more than 700 crimes annually, another police station may be created.

Police stations in cities with more than 900 cognizable IPC offices should have a Dy. SP/ ASP as SHO. Police Stations investigating over 300 IPCs per year should be headed by an Inspector of Police. The third category will consist of smaller police stations headed by Sub Inspectors.

An investigating officer should not be required to investigate more than 50 - 60 IPC cases in India.

Restructuring of Civil Police Hierarchy:

There should be an increase in the strength at middle levels of ASI/SI/Inspector. Increase in the strength of these ranks should be offset by reducing numbers at the lower levels of constabulary. This will provide large number of investigating officers and improve promotional opportunities for the lower ranks.

Management of the Police Force:

The internal management of the police force in the state should be entirely under the purview of the chief of police. The powers of the heads of the state police forces in respect of personnel and financial management and to provide infra-structural facilities for the growth of the police should be enhanced.

Central Law for Armed Police Forces:

There should be a central enactment to ensure uniformity in composition, officering pattern, training, discipline and efficiency of the state armed police battalions.

Establishment of a Central Police Committee:

A Central Police Committee to look after the functions of consultancy and monitoring be created because an expert agency is required by the Central Government and the State Security Commissions to advise them on matters relating to:

(i) police Organisation and police reforms of a general nature;

(ii) central grants and loans to the State Police Forces for their modernisation and development; and

(iii) budgetary allotments to State Police Forces.

The Committee could also make a general evaluation of policing in the country and provide expertise to the State Security Commissions for their own evaluation of they so require.

Establishment of an All India Police Institute:

An all India Police Institute on the lines of similar professional institutions existing for Engineers, Chartered Accountants and other professionals be created. This Institute, when established, should be kept under the proposed Central Police Committee.

Eighth Report:

Police Accountability:

There should be continuous monitoring of the performance of the police forces in the country. The State Security Commission should have an independent cell to evaluate police performance. The annual administration report of the head of the police force and assessment report of the Central Police Committee will provide additional material to the State Security Commission to prepare a final report on the performance of the state police to be placed before the State Legislature.

The police functionaries individually as well as in groups should be sensitised to the idea of accountability to the people.

Withdrawal of Protection:

Sections 132 and 197 of the Cr. P.C. 1973 provide protection to various categories of public servants against any prosecution brought against them relating to performance of off icial duties. The protection available to the police officers under these sections should be withdrawn so that the private complainant is free to press his complaint against police official for a judicial pronouncement without there being a provision to obtain prior permission of the competent authority for such prosecution.

Enactment of a Model Police Act:

The Police Act of 1861 should be replaced by a new Police Act, which not only changes the system of superintendence and control over the police but also enlarges the role of the police to make it function as an agency which promotes the rule of law in the country and renders impartial service to the community.

Response to NPC's Recommendations:

The major recommendations of the NPC have remained unimplemented. There is a deep-seated and strong resistance to the idea of police reforms. Politicians and bureaucrats have developed a great vested interest in retaining control and superintendence over the police organisation. Indicative of the deeply entrenched resistance to police reform is the fact that a letter written on the subject in April 1997 by Shri Indrajit Gupta, the then Union Home Minister to the Chief Ministers of all States exhorting them to rise above narrow partisan or political considerations and introduce police reforms on the lines recommended by the NPC, failed to produce even a single response.

Within the police establishment also, there are those who are content to retain the status quo. Closely associated with powerful interests, they acquiesce in and allow the system to continue.

The existing system is unacceptable. It has resulted in subverting the rule of law and in obstructing the growth of a healthy and professional system of policing. It must change.

The Hindu : Opinion / Editorial : Brawling over policing

The Hindu : Opinion / Editorial : Brawling over policing

The Hindu : Opinion / Open Page : Where rape is seen as violence

The Hindu : Opinion / Open Page : Where rape is seen as violence

कैफ़ी आज़मी -- 'औरत


दिल्ली बलात्कार प्रकरण को ले कर पूरा देश एक है और उद्वेलित है . सरकार जो कुछ दिन आँख मूंदे पडी थी थी ,सोच रही थी की वक़्त के साथ साथ सब कुछ थम जाएगा और आन्दोलन समाप्त हो जाएगा . पर यह आन्दोलन न तो वेतन वृद्धि के लिए है और न ही आरक्षण के समर्थन और विरोध में . यह आन्दोलन है अपने अस्मिता के बचाव के लिए और एक सभ्य , सुसंस्कृत, वातावरण के लिए . सरकार के साथ साथ युवा वर्ग को भी सोचना होगा कि पुरुष वर्चस्व की आदिम मानसिकता का अब समाज में कोई स्थान नहीं है .

प्रसिद्ध शायर कैफ़ी आज़मी ने नारी सशक्तिकरण पर उर्दू में 'औरत 'नाम से एक बेहद सशक्त नज़्म लिखी है . मैंने उसे प्रस्तुत कर रहा हूँ।इसमें उर्दू के कठिन शब्दों का प्रयोग है . उनके अर्थ मैं नीचे दे देता हूँ. कैफ़ी साहेब की यह रचना नारी सशक्तिकरण पर केन्द्रित है.
 
उट्ठ मेरी  जान  ! मेरे  साथ  ही  चलना  है  तुझे ,
 
कल्ब -ए-माहोल  में  लर्जां  शरर-ए -जंग  है  आज ,
हौसले  वक़्त  के  और  जीस्त  के  यकरंग  हैं  आज ,
आबगीनों  में  तयां  वलवल -ए -संग  हैं  आज ,
हुस्न  और  इश्क  हम -आवाज़ -ओ -हम -आहंग  हैं  आज ,
 
जिस  में  जलता  हूँ , उसी  आग  में  जलना  है  तुझे,
उट्ठ  मेरी  जान  ! मेरे  साथ  ही  चलना  है  तुझे .
 
तू  कि बेजान  खिलोनो  से  बहल  जाती  है ,
तपती  आँखों  कि  हरारत  से  पिघल  जाती  है ,
पाऊँ  जिस  राह  में  रखती  है , फिसल  जाती  है ,
बन  के  सीमाब  हरेक  ज़र्फ़  में  ढल  जाती  है .
 
सोजे -सोजे  में  सुलगती  है  चिता  तेरे  लिए ,
फ़र्ज़  का  भेस  बदलती  है , क़ज़ा है तेरे  लिए ,
कहर  है  तेरी  हर  एक  नर्म  अदा  तेरे  लिए ,
ज़हर  ही  ज़हर  है  दुनिया  कि  हवा  तेरे  लिए ,
 
रुत  बदल  दाल  अगर  फूलना  फलना  है  तुझे ,
उट्ठ  मेरी  जान  ! मेरे  साथ  ही  चलना  है  तुझे .
 
उस  कि  आज़ाद  रविश  पर  भी  मचलना  है  तुझे ,
उट्ठ मेरी  जान  मेरे  साथ  ही  चलना  है  तुझे ,
 
कद्र  अब  तक  तेरी  तारीख  ने  जानी  ही  नहीं ,
तुझ  में  शोले  भी  हैं  पास  अश्क -फ़िशानी  ही  नहीं ,
तू  हकीकत  भी  है , दिलचस्प  कहानी  ही  नहीं ,
तेरी  हस्ती   भी  है  एक  चीज  जवानी  ही  नहीं ,
 
अपनी  तारीख  का  उन्वान  बदलना  है  तुझे ,
उट्ठ  मेरे  जान  मेरे  साथ  ही  चलना  है  तुझे ,
 
तोड़  कर  रस्म  का  बुत , बंद -ए -कदामत  से  निकल .
जौफ -ए -इशरत  से  निकल ,वहम -ए -नज़ाक़त  से  निकल ,
नफस  के  खींचे  हुए  हलक -ए -अजमत  से  निकल ,
यह  भी  एक  क़ैद  ही  है , क़ैद -ए -मोहब्बत  से  निकल .
 
उस  कि  आज़ाद  रविश  पर  भी  मचलना  है  तुझे ,
उट्ठ मेरी  जान  मेरे  साथ  ही  चलना  है  तुझे ,
 
कद्र  अब  तक  तेरी  तारीख  ने  जानी  ही  नहीं ,
तुझ  में  शोले  भी  हैं  पास  अश्क -फ़िशानी  ही  नहीं ,
तू  हकीकत  भी  है , दिलचस्प  कहानी  ही  नहीं ,
तेरी  हस्ती   भी  है  एक  चीज  जवानी  ही  नहीं ,
 
अपनी  तारीख  का  उन्वान  बदलना  है  तुझे ,
उट्ठ  मेरे  जान  मेरे  साथ  ही  चलना  है  तुझे ,
 
तोड़  कर  रस्म  का  बुत , बंद -ए -कदामत  से  निकल .
जौफ -ए -इशरत  से  निकल ,वहम -ए -नज़ाक़त  से  निकल ,
नफस  के  खींचे  हुए  हलक -ए -अजमत  से  निकल ,
यह  भी  एक  क़ैद  ही  है , क़ैद -ए -मोहब्बत  से  निकल .
 
जीस्त  के  आहनी  सांचे  में  भी  ढलना  है  तुझे ,
उट्ठ  मेरे  जान  ! मेरे  साथ  ही  चलना  है  तुझे .
 
ज़िंदगी  जेहाद  में  है , सब्र  के  काबू  में  नहीं ,
नब्ज़ -ए -हस्ती  का  लहू  कांपते  आंसू  में  नहीं ,
उड़ने -खुलने  में  है  नकहत , ख़म -ए -गेसू  में  नहीं ,
जन्नत  एक  और  है  जो  मर्द  के  पहलू में  नहीं ,
 
राह  का  खार  भी  क्या  गुल  भी  कुचलना  है  तुझे ,
उट्ठ  मेरे  जान  मेरे  साथ  ही  चलना  है  तुझे.
 
तोड़  कर  अजम -ए -शिकन ,दगदग -ए -बंद  भी  तोड़ ,
तेरी  खातिर  है  जो  ज़ंजीर , वाह सौगंध  भी  तोड़ .
तौक  यह  भी  कि , ज़मरुद का  गुलुबन्द  भी  तोड़ ,
तोड़  पैमाना -ए -मरदान -ए -खिरमंद भी  तोड़ ,
 
बन  के  तूफ़ान  छलकना  है ,उबलना  है  तुझे ,
उट्ठ  मेरी  जान  मेरे  साथ  ही  चलना  है  तुझे .
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कल्ब -ए-माहोल ---ह्रदय ; लरजाँ--- कम्पित; आबगीनों -- शराब की बोतल ; वलवल-ए -संग --पत्थर की उमंग  ; हम आवाजों हम आहंग -- एक स्वर और एक लब रखने वाले ; सीमाब -- पारा ; जेहाद -- संघर्ष ; नकहत --महक ; अश्कफिशानी-- आंसू बहाना ; बंद -ए -कदामत --प्राचीनता के बंधन ; जोफ -ए -इशरत --ऐश्वर्य की दुर्बलता ; वहम-ए-नजाकत -- कोमलता का भ्रम ; नफस--आकांछा  ; हलक-ए -अजमत -- महानता का भ्रम; अजम शिकन --संकल्प भंग करने वाला ;दगदग-ए-पंद-- उपदेश की आशंका ; पैमाना -ए -मरदाना -ए -खिरदमंद --समझदार पुरुषों के मापदंड ;  जुहरा--शुक्र गृह वेनुस; परवीन --कृतिका नक्छत्र , यह दोनों शुक्र गृह और कृतिका सौंदर्य के प्रतीक हैं.; गर्दूं--आकाश 

Friday 28 December 2012

Pl think , before you open your mouth...-- Delhi Rape case.






Pl think , before you open your mouth...

Friends, we aii are reading the Delhi Rape case news and the protests on that..Here are two statements and mindset of two persons are reproduced. One Abhijit MP of Congress, who told dented painted women are behind the agitation, and another is Anisur Rahman MP of CPM , who asked the fee of rape of Mamta Banerjee. This is the height. and this is the way of thinking. All f we are demanding the punishment of hanging to the culprit, but these gentlemen are the persons who will make the law. Pl read it and think over it...

Abhijit, MP and the Hon. President's terms Delhi women protestors 'dented-painted', and then apologises.

President Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit, a Congress MP, has landed in a controversy following his comments running down women who had been participating in the mass protests at Delhi after the Dec 16 gang-rape of a trainee physiotherapist.

Not only did Abhijit's sister Sarmishtha express "utter shock and anguish" at the remarks, she also apologised and asked her brother to do the same. Later Thursday, Abhijit offered an unconditional apology for his comments.

Speaking to a regional television channel on Christmas Day, Abhijit Mukherjee said that "highly dented-painted" women visited discotheques and then appeared at India Gate to protest the Delhi bus gang-rape.

He also said the "Sundari, Sundari (beautiful) mahila (women)" were divorced from ground realities. He also wondered whether some of them were at all students.

"What's basically happening in Delhi is somewhat like Egypt or elsewhere, where there was something called the Spring Revolution, which has very little connection with ground realities.

"In India, staging candle-light marches, going to discotheques - we did all this during our student life too, we were students too - I know very well what kind of character students should have."

"Those who claim to be students - I can see many beautiful women among them they were highly dented-painted - they're giving interviews on TV, they've brought their children to show them the scenes.

"It's fashionable to attend protest marches now.

"I have grave doubts whether they're students because women of that age are generally not students," said Abhijit, who was elected MP from Jangipur Lok Sabha seat in Murshidabad to fill up the vacancy caused by his father's elevation to the presidency.

Abhijit's comments soon became viral on the net, and criticism flew thick and fast, embarrassing the nation's first family no end.

Soon, his sister Sarmishtha stepped forward to undo the damage. "I am quite surprised and disappointed with what my brother said. I apologise on his behalf," said the danseuse.

"I express my utter shock and anguish. I really apologise to every women, man and every sensitive person in this country".

To a query as to whether Abhijit should apologise, she said: "I completely agree. He should immediately apologise.

"Not only as a President's son, but as any sensitive man, he should not have made this kind of statement. Forget about being a political leader, it shows a certain degree of insensitivity... My family is not like that," Sarmishtha said.

She also said her father would disagree with Abhijit's view.

In a tight spot, Abhijit apologised and withdrew the "dented-painted" comment.

"I withdraw the particular sentence 'dented and painted' women. I have no intention to insult any woman," he said.

There was large-scale outrage in the capital as protestors, mainly students, gathered in large numbers to express their agony over the rape of a paramedical student Dec 16.
While Abhijit Mukherjee has drawn much flak for terming as "highly dented-painted" the women who participated in the mass protests at Delhi after the recent gang-rape incident, Rahman landed in a soup after asking Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee what she would charge for getting raped.

Facing all-round condemnation, both men apologised and withdrew their comments.

People, however, are not inclined to forget and forgive these "objectionable remarks".

The largest circulated vernacular daily Ananda Bazar Patrika came up with a banner headline "Kubakye besamal Banglar mukh" (Filthy utterances unsettle Bengal's image), referring to comments by the two leaders.

Another Bengali daily "Bartamaan" said Rahman has turned a "villain" in the CPI9M) and the Left Front for his "obnoxious" attack on Banerjee.

It said Mukherjee, an MP from Jangipur, landed his own party in trouble with his comment.

Software engineer Summon Biswas said both the leaders deserve to be condemned in the strongest possible language: "If a woman applies make-up, does that bar her from protesting? As the son of our president, who has always been circumspect with his use of words, Abhijit should have displayed better sensitivity."

"At a time when the nation is enraged over a gang-rape, Rahman has shown his total lack of culture, taste and proper education," the engineer said.

Banker TP Dutta said he was "shocked" by the level of public discourse. "If those in public life make such remarks, it only shows that there are miles to go before the attitude towards women changes in society," he said.

Eminent writer Suchitra Bhattacharya said: "Anisur's comments are humiliating. Perhaps only those in politics are capable of such comments."

State Congress president Pradip Bhattacharya rapped Rahman. "Making such indecent comments is a tradition of the CPI(M)."

Speaking to a Bengali-language television channel in his earlier assembly constituency Nalhati in Birbhum district, Abhijit Mukherjee said on Christmas Day that "highly dented-painted" women visited discotheques and then appeared at India Gate to protest the Delhi bus gang-rape.

"What's basically happening in Delhi is somewhat like Egypt or elsewhere, where there was something called the Spring Revolution, which has very little connection with ground realities. In India, staging candle-light marches, going to discotheques - we did all this during our student life too, we were students too - I know very well what kind of character students should have," Abhijit said.

"Those who claim to be students - I can see many beautiful women among them they were highly dented-painted - they're giving interviews on TV, they've brought their children to show them the scenes," he said.

"I have grave doubts whether they're students because women of that age are generally not students," said Abhijit, who was elected an MP from Jangipur Lok Sabha seat in Murshidabad to fill up the vacancy caused by his father's elevation to the presidency.

Meanwhile, addressing a meeting of the party's peasants wing Krishak Sabha in North Dinajpur's Itahar, CPI-M leader Rahman had ridiculed the Banerjee government's decision to compensate victims of crimes against women like rape and trafficking.

"We have told the chief minister in the assembly that the government will pay money to compensate rape victims. What is your fee? If you are raped, what will be your fee," asked Anisur Dec 25.

"As an opposition leader, she took along Champala Sardar from South 24 Parganas district to the state secretariat, claiming she was raped."

"We then told her: "Don't bring such hela fela meye (girls without any position in society). Bring some good girls."

"And there can be no better girl than you. You can say you have been raped. We ask, didi moni (elder sister), what is your fee? How much will you take for getting raped," he asked.


Thursday 27 December 2012

VERY IMPORTANT FOR US..............!!!!

VERY IMPORTANT FOR US..............!!!!
The biggest problem regarding rape is that people fail to realize that it has got little to do with want of sexual pleasure/attraction but is more of an act of violence to feed the rapist's frustration or ego.
A rapist will rape no matter what clothes you wear (even if you wear a burqa) or how you look like or even how old you are. Most of these rapists are nothing but perverts… and for them this act of violence is their fetish.
Though there are some rapists who do this act out of sheer frustration, but there are none who rape just out of sexual attraction; because once an individual is capable of thinking of harming someone there is isn't any kind of attraction...

This case has been portrayed very well in Ramayana:
There's this incident where Ravana violently rapes an apsara named Punjikasthala… but this act was completely unnecessary if at all Ravana wanted to have was sexual pleasure, because apsaras were very liberal in terms of sex and would generally agree an invitation from an individual as handsome as Ravana.
This story shows that it was basically an act of violence by Ravana and not some sexual conquest to fulfill his desire but to satisfy his frustration or his ego(had the apsara rejected his approach).
Even in the case of Vedavati… She was an ascetic dressed in untidy clothing wearing deer skin and barkcloth like any other sage... this also shows that rape has got little to do with looking sexually attractive.

In a real-life incident recently in September this year a 73 year-old woman was raped in Central Park, New-York in broad daylight!! Does this incident not show that rape has got little to do with “modest” clothing?
Let's be honest… are there not women who are raped or sexually assaulted by these vicious demons even when they dress "modestly"?? Are there not cases of little children(sometimes even babies) being sexually abused or raped??...
People fail to realize that rapists and pedophiles are nothing but sick psychopaths and they perform such awful acts only to satisfy their frustration and perverted minds.

I can understand cases of eve teasing or people calling names or giving "looks" when an individual dresses in a fashion that is not considered "normal" or "modest"..

But rape is something which is completely different...
Personally I feel rapists shouldn't be hanged, because I feel it's too "quick"... but should be castrated without anesthesia instead so they can understand the pain a rape victim feels…

I hope we evolve into more mature creatures and give a smashing blow to evil in its face!!

Yato Dharmastato Jaya! – Where there is righteousness there shall be victory!!!

Sunday 23 December 2012

REMEMBERING CH.CHARAN SINGH...



REMEMBERING CH.CHARAN SINGH...
Chaudhary Charan Singh (23 December 1902 – 29 May 1987) was the fifth Prime Minister of India, serving from 28 July 1979 until 14 January 1980.
Born into a Jat family in 1902, Ch.Charan Singh entered politics as part of the Independence Movement. After independence he became particularly notable in the 1950s for opposing and winning a battle against Nehru's socialistic and collectivist land use policies, for the sake of the Indian Farmer, which endeared him to the agrarian communities throughout the nation, particularly in his native Uttar Pradesh.
The leader of the Bharatiya Lok Dal, a major constituent of the Janata coalition, he was disappointed in his ambition to become Prime Minister in 1977 by Jayaprakash Narayan's choice of Morarji Desai. He settled at the time for the largely honorary post of Deputy Prime Minister of India.During 1977 Lok Sabha Elections, there was not a single party, hence it was problem, which symbol has to be adopted (many parties joined the front to contest the elections after emergency was over). Hence, a request was made to Chaudhary Charan Singh (Lok Dal) and he agreed to release his party-Lok Dal's symbol "HALDHAR'. This symbol was locked in that elections, but a promise was made to Chaudhary Charan Singh that he would be Prime Minister if the front won that election, but this promise was never kept by other party leaders, hence,Chaudhary Charan Singh had a knot in his heart, resulting in a revolt; when the time came he became Prime Minister. However, the internal stresses of the coalition's government caused him to leave the government with the former Lok Dal, after being promised by Indira Gandhi the support of the Congress Party on the floor of the House in any efforts to form a government. He was sworn in as Prime Minister with the support of just 64 MPs.
Charan Singh holds the record of the sole Prime Minister of India who did not face the Loksabha even for a single day during his short tenure of just a month. The day before the Lok Sabha was due to meet for the first time the Indian National Congress withdrew their support from his Bharatiya Lok Dal Government. Choudhary Charan Singh resigned and fresh elections were held six months later.
He continued to lead the Lok Dal in opposition till his death in 1987, when he was succeeded as party president by his son Ajit Singh. His association with the causes dear to farming communities in the North caused his memorial in New Delhi to be named Kisan Ghat.
The Amausi Airport in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh is also called as Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport after him. The university of Meerut city in Uttar Pradesh, India, is also named after him (Chaudhary Charan Singh University).

Early Years – Pre Independence India
Charan Singh's ancestor was the prominent leader of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, Raja Nahar Singh of Ballabhgarh (in present day Haryana). Maharaja Nahar Singh was sent to the gallows in Chandni Chowk, Delhi. In order to escape the oppression from the British Government following their defeat, the Maharaja's followers, including Charan Singh's grandfather moved eastward to district Bulandshaher in Uttar Pradesh.
Charan Singh was born on 23 December 1902 in the village of Noorpur, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh. He was a good student, and received a Masters of Arts degree in 1925 and Law degree in 1926 from Agra University. He started practice as a Civil Lawyer at Ghaziabad in 1928.
In February 1937 he was elected Chhaprouli (Baghpat) to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (United Provinces) at the age of 34. In 1938 he introduced an Agricultural Produce Market Bill in the Assembly which was published in the issues of The Hindustan Times of Delhi dated 31 March 1938. The Bill was intended to safeguard the interests of the farmers against the rapacity of the traders. The Bill was adopted by most of the States in India, Punjab being the first state to do so in 1940.
Charan Singh followed Mahatma Gandhi in non-violent struggle for independence from the British Government, and was imprisoned several times. In 1930 he was sent to jail for 6 months by the British for contravention of the salt laws. He was jailed again for one year in November 1940 for individual Satyagraha Movement. In August 1942 he was jailed again by the British under DIR and released in November 1943.

Independent India
In 1952, he became the Revenue Minister of state of Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in independent India. He was dedicated to enforcing and implementing the provisions of the Zamindari Abolition and Land Reform Act of which he was the major architect. It has been argued by leading political scientists that success of Indian Democracy lies in successful implementation of this reform. Pakistan on the other hand did not have similar reforms, and the power is concentrated amongst the few powerful landlords or Zamindar who run their lands as their private fiefdom, and use their influence to further their wealth.
Charan Singh opposed Nehru on his Soviet Style Economic reform. Charan Singh was of the opinion that cooperative farms would not succeed in India. Being a son of a farmer, Charan Singh opined that the right of ownership was important to the farmer in remaining a cultivator. Charan Singh's political career suffered due to his open criticism of Nehru's economic policy.
Charan Singh left the Congress party in 1967, and formed his own political party. With the help and support of Raj Narain and Ram Manohar Lohia, he became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1967, and later in 1970. In 1975, he was jailed again, but this time by then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, daughter of his former rival Nehru. She had declared the state of 'Indian Emergency (1975-1977)' and jailed all her political opponents. The Indian populace voted her out, and the opposition party, of which Chaudhary Charan Singh was a senior leader came into power. He served as Deputy prime minister and home minister in Janata government headed by Morarji Desai.
Chaudhary Charan Singh became Prime Minister in 1979 after Morarji Desai. His speech to the nation on India's Independence Day (15 August 1979) was very prophetic in which he identified Pakistan's nuclear ambition as a major threat to India. He also mentioned that Indian labour laws had to be refined if India were to become competitive in world economy. He also opened high level diplomatic relations with Israel, which Indira Gandhi's government which took office following the 1980 elections curtailed.'
Charan Singh died on 29 May 1987. His son Ajit Singh is currently a minister in union cabinet.and the president of his political party  INLD. His grandson Jayant Chaudhary is member of Lok Sabha from Mathura.
Charan Singh has written several books. Some of them are:
India's Economic Policy – The Gandhian Blueprint
Economic Nightmare of India – Its Cause and Cure
Cooperative Farming X-rayed

Saturday 22 December 2012

A Poem.. धीरे धीरे शाम ढलेगी






A Poem..
धीरे धीरे शाम ढलेगी

धीरे धीरे शाम ढलेगी
धीरे धीरे चाँद खिलेगा
धीरे धीरे बादल घेरेंगे ,
धीरे धीरे उमस बढ़ेगी
धीरे धीरे आँखे छलकेंगी
धीरे धीरे फिर नीर बहेगा .
धीरे धीरे तेरी याद आयेगी .

रात घिरेगी धीरे धीरे ,
चाँद चलेगा धीरे धीरे ,
वक़्त कटेगा धीरे धीरे ,
एक आग है मन में धीरे धीरे ,
धुंआ उठेगा धीरे धीरे
तेरी याद आयी फिर धीरे धीरे ,
कसक बढी फिर धीरे धीरे 

धीरे धीरे हुआ सवेरा ,
धीरे धीरे छंटा  अन्धेरा
धीरे धीरे आस मिटी अब ,
धीरे धीरे  बढी  थकन अब
धीरे धीरे मायूस हुआ दिल ,
धीरे धीरे रहा मैं रीता
धीरे धीरे तेरी याद बढी  फिर

शब् बीती, प्यारे धीरे धीरे
दिन गुज़रेगा धीरे धीरे ,
खो रहा हूँ , धीरज धीरे धीरे
कट  रही  उम्र  भी,  धीरे धीरे
यादें बढ़ती, धीरे धीरे
तुझे खोजता, धीरे धीरे
सब कुछ टूटा, धीरे धीरे

धीरज कितना धरूँ प्रिये, मैं ,
मन को  कितना थामूं , अब
जब भी तुझ को सोचा, मैंने
एक खामोश सदा सी आयी
दिन बीता और रात भी बीती
शीत , ग्रीष्म , बरसात भी बीती
बीता सब कुछ , तेरी याद बीती

एक अजब आस है दिल में
जिस का दिया जला रखा है .
संजो रहा हूँ दीप शिखा मैं ,
आलोकित है जो इस  तम में
छीज रहा है धीरज अब तो .
धीरे धीरे ही सही ,आओ तो प्रिये .
अब मान भी जाओ धीरे धीरे
-vss