Dubey enforces our belief in human values

The murder of two young engineers in Bihar — Sanjay Singh and Satyendra Dubey — makes my blood boil. I ask our prime minister why the real culprit — Laloo Yadav — is being allowed to go free. The Centre should send in the armed forces to clean up Bihar. Come on Mr Prime Minister, save our young and honest officers from getting butchered.
Nagaraja Rao

The prime minister should rise above all partisan interests and immediately apply his energies to two issues — investigation of Satyendra Dubey’s murder and of problems in the implementation of mega-projects, including the highway project.
Dubey has sacrificed himself for the nation. Vajpayee should act on this ‘opportunity’ to launch a war on corruption.
Giri Girishankar

Why are IITians appropriating the Satyendra Dubey story? Dubey was an honest Indian first and an honest officer. That is what matters. The IIT band has tried to hijack this story for their personal ends.

Let’s not do this to Dubey’s family. Let’s give credit where its due — his parents who brought up an honest son and gave him the support he needed to stand up to this corrupt and disgusting system. Shame on the IITians for trying to steal this honour from his parents.
Suresh Indranath

It is really very unfortunate that Bihar, the land of Buddha and Mahavir, is seeing such ugly scenes as the murder of upright and honest men like Satyendra Dubey.

Bihar perpetually blames the Centre for not giving it sufficient funds. But can it tell us why the mafia in the state is allowed to control projects such as the Golden Quadrilateral?
Ashwini Kumar Lal

The prime minister assured the country that ‘‘the guilty will be punished, wherever they are’’. But after reading the full page advertisement issued by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways on December 14, a question came to my mind. It said Dubey’s letter to the PMO was against the norms and he was cautioned by the vigilance office of NHAI.

Dubey paid with his life for his honest act. Unfortunately it seems that the PMO has no such disciplinary measures. In our country one thing is clear, justice is not for honest and ordinary Indians.
Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee

I appreciate the efforts of The Indian Express in covering the Dubey murder case and for making Satyendra immortal.
Jerome Saldanha

It’s time all right thinking people across India take an uncomprising stand against this chalta hai attitude.

This incident shows that despite cynicism, corruption and moral decay there are people even in hell holes like Bihar who will stand up to vested interests. They can kill one Satyendra, 10 Satyendras, but never hundreds and thousands of Satyendra Dubeys.
Prakash Nair

The murder of a honest man puts the whole nation to shame. Unfortunately when such an incident took place our politicians were busy with election campaigns and got time to speak on the subject only when the elections were over.
Vivek Laddha

We blame politicians for corruption. We feel sad when we hear stories of the Satyendra Dubeys. But why don’t we ourselves join politics when we know it is the profession that can change society and control our lives.

A few great technocrats, a few good scientists, a few good teachers hardly make a noticeable impact on the country. We, the common people, need to change our attitude towards politics and politicians and encourage our bright and intelligent minds to enter politics.
Jayanta

Dubey’s death is a chilling reminder that the entire system is rotten. It is shocking that nothing can be done to break the criminal-politician nexus. It’s only people like Dubey who enforce our belief in human values. To come from an impoverished background and to be able to resist temptation … such a man’s death should not be in vain.
Meenal Bhatia

It is sad and shameful. The government should do more than what it is doing. It is the PMO leak that resulted in this. We want honest officers and we must do away with the mafia.
E.S. Krishnan

India’s press being one of the best in the world can bring about enormous social change by adopting the role of whistleblower and watchdog and by giving more importance to investigative reporting.
Urmil Divecha

I am curious to know the state of affairs on other stretches of the Golden Quadrilateral, especially outside Bihar. Who is to blame: is it Bihar and its anarchy or is it NHAI and its management?
G.G. Shankar

Thank you so much for keeping the Dubey issue alive. If you forget the issue, he will really die.
Shambhavi Roy

The murder of Dubey highlights that democracy in India, and particularly in Bihar, is not much better than autocracy in Pakistan. What the government needs to do is to arrest those responsible. Otherwise, no IITian will ever want to stay back in India.

And the NHAI needs to do more than merely excuse itself by issuing page-long ads in newspapers.
Rohit Agarwal

The PMO leaking out Dubey’s name has made it virtually impossible for any honest Indian to speak out against injustice. Who will dare to write to the PMO in the future?
Ram Kalidos

The response the Dubey case has elicited is both heartening and sad. Dubey’s IIT background ensured media coverage that otherwise would not be possible. But I feel troubled that the media continues to refer to it as an ‘‘IITian’s murder’’. This somehow belittles countless others who work in similar situations.

I am sure many readers who live in the system that took Dubey’s life know of other Dubeys. A.K. Mishra was killed in Bihar after he dared to take on the spurious drugs mafia. Perhaps you could revisit the case of Chandrashekhar, the student leader who was killed in Siwan some years ago. All of them have been victims of the same system.
Vivekanand Jha

If justice is not done, it will show how much India and its people have
degenerated.
Rosemary Varghese

Leaders who have sacrificed their lives for the nation are honoured as legends. We Indians take great pride in discussing their sacrifices. But a feeling of gratitude towards such sacrifices is rather a matter of shame than of pride. Honouring these sacrifices is not the solution to stop corruption.

How many of us know about Dubey’s story? Though all of us want to expose corruption it is ironical that our democratic system stops us from doing so. We fail to understand that India’s illiterate mass plays a major role in electing this system. It is therefore essential to educate these masses about corruption that threatens to kill many more Dubeys. Let more Dubeys emerge, not to get killed but to kill corruption.
Uma Nata

It’s really a shame that the government cannot protect honest people such as Dubey. After the PMO received a letter from him, they should have found out the facts and taken appropriate action. It is the PMO that has murdered Satyendra and not the mafia.It’s a non-Congress government at the Centre but it’s no different from the previous regimes. Like always, the Opposition will take this issue and after some days abandon it. By the time the issue cools down, another Satyandra Dubey will be murdered somewhere. The Parliament is just a place for drama. I don’t think Dubey’s death is the last of a honest man in India but I salute the spirit he displayed.
Nitin Dharrao

Dubey’s murder has shocked many and drawn reactions from thousands of people but he is not the only one in Bihar who lost his life because he spoke the truth. Biharis have become so used to such incidents that they don’t think it’s worth their time to protest such killings. I am amazed to see the way people across India have shown their anger against the murder while Biharis remain oblivious to the situation.

I would request the NDA government that since it is altering history books, it should make one more change. It should change Satyamev Jayate to Asatyamev Jayate. I am sure after Dubey’s murder, most Indians already believe this. At least, the next generation won’t harbour any illusions.
Payal Raj