Agitations against gang rape will fizzle out like anti-corruption movement: Katju

Chennai:

Press Council of India chairman, Justice Markandey Katju condemned the New Delhi gang rape on Wednesday but dismissed the agitations against the incident in the capital saying it will fizzle out in the next 10-15 days like the anti-corruption movement.

He said emotional outburst against the incident will solve nothing and would fizzle out like Anna Hazare’s agitation without solving the issue.

He said the Delhi unrest could be linked to deep discontent prevailing in the middle class, which constitutes 15-20 per cent of the total population.

He said global recession and rising prices of essential commodities has hit the prosperity of the middle class resulting in people taking to the street. He warned that unless political leaders pay attention to the problem of the middle class, the country is heading for a big trouble.

Katju said the child malnutrition in India is worse than many African countries and added that 80 per cent of India’s population lived with Rs 25-30 a day. Price rise and massive unemployment are more serious than the Delhi gang-rape incident, he said.

Katju said India needs scientific solutions, not emotional outbursts, to issues and problems.