‘Satyendra’s murderers are like terrorists’

The fight against corruption requires sustained and prolonged effort. To find out what we are doing to bring justice to a martyr like Dubey, please check out http://www.geocities.com/skdubeyfoundation

Mayank Nainwal

We must unite to put pressure on the central and state governments. This shows there is a nexus between the high officers at the Centre and those down below in the state government. This shows honest people can’t raise the voice in the national interest.

Sunil Kumar Jain

Corruption among government officials is a widely-known fact. The number of officials caught are only the tip of the iceberg. This is the reason for potholed roads, poor law and order, poverty in villages, spurious drugs. If you don’t get cheated at least once a day, then you are not living in India.

Gagan

Only the judiciary and newspapers like yours seem to be public watchdogs. We saw the effectiveness of such intervention in the Telgi case.

N.V. Chalapathi Rao

It is shocking a brilliant and courageous professional like Satyendra Dubey has had to sacrifice his life. Red tapism and babu-shahi are responsible. This is one reason why IIT and IIM graduates tend to settle abroad.

I salute Dubey for his supreme sacrifice. It is no less than dying for the nation on the warfront.

Anwar J

An online petition has been set up to demand justice for Satyedra’s murder. Indians from all over the world are signing it. The link is http://www.petitiononline.com/sdubey

Mohit

This is a challenge for the government of a party that boasts of being a ‘‘party with a difference’’. As an IIT Chennai alumnus and more as an India, I request people — specially the so called intellectuals — to protest and compel the government to take action in this case.

Deepak Agrawal

I can’t find words for my anger and shock. I think the PMO has to take its share of responsibility.

D. Chauhan

It’s typical of the way things are run in this country. I too passed out from one of the premier institutions and I am happy I did not choose a PSU or a government job — and either become corrupt or lose my life.

Raja

The brutal fact is some of our politicians, bureaucrats, Bollywood stars, cricketers have made India’s image one of dishonesty. The result is for all to see — potholed, non-motorable roads, highways with poor safety records.

M.M. Sharma

It is only in India that such acts are possible. Let us not sit idle. The government is answerable for Dubey’s death. May I request Atal Behari Vajpayee to punish the culprits. Let us not promote this victimisation by keeping quiet.

Mantri

How many honest people will the system claim before there is a true revolution in people’s attitudes? Thanks Indian Express for the steady and repeated reporting — for keeping it alive.

But then ‘‘We, the People’’ must also realise that bribing to get a train ticket or medical college seat or electricty connection is as much a crime as that of the road contractors. Every one of us must stand up and say, ‘‘No’’.

K. Shankar

Let us stop talking about Vision 2020. This is it. The guys who did it must face the noose and the people who exposed Satyaendra’s name life imprisonment. Anything less will not be justice.

Devendra Tripathi

This is not the murder of one honest person, but the murder of honesty. At stake is India’s future. It is the duty of each and every Indian — be he the president, the prime minister or the common man — to do his duty and prevent a repeat. Should we fail, then we the citizens of India will be the biggest terrorists in our own country.

Lingaraj

I am shocked by the brutal murder of an honest engineer. I am equally sad that the people behind it are not going to be caught/punished due to their nexus with the powerful.

T.K. Bose

I am thankful to The Indian Express for keeping the wound of Satyendra’s death open. I wonder how the political top guns can keep their conscience alive. Is it not part of their holy religion that one day they will face Yamraj too?

Shantam

Corruption has become the destiny of India. Those who try to challenge it face the consequences, like Satyendra.

Sanjeev Misra

Voices raised against the brutal killing of Satyendra Dubey should not die naturally with time. They should be sustained till justice is obtained in the form of death penalty for the killers and the conspirators. These people are the cancerous part of the body of society.

Sanjay Kumar

Our government asks talented people not to leave the country. This is the benefit of staying here. When somebody loses his life like this, even I feel unsafe. This is like a terrorist act.

Rajendra Rathod

I am deeply moved by the commitment of Satyendra Dubey. Losing such a person is a serious blow to the development of the country. It is a crime against India.

Pavan K. Karra

Solve the Bihar problem before solving the Kashmir problem.

Shantanu

Let’s face it, India is the world’s fourth largest economy not because of the BJP but because of IIT. This sort of injustice to our nation’s pride cannot be tolerated. Action should be prompt and justice should prevail.

Sulabh

Not just IIT alumni, every student or college in India should raise its voice against this. The students’ unions of all colleges should do something.

Ramesh

We NRIs are feeling absolutely helpless. Please sign http://www.petitiononline.com/sdubey/petition.html There are already over 2000 signatures for Satyendra Dubey.

But if the PMO can ignore Dubey’s letter, what will keep it from ignoring this petition?

Singh

It’s probably only in India where you can be corrupt, cheat, hide, kill and have an inquiry for it and then beat the rap! So much so for progress and being the largest democracy.

Raj

I hope this turns into a strong movement. Our society is at the brink.

Indi

The incident is really unfortunate. We should not leave any stone unturned to get the guilty punished.

Vikas

The time has come to fight corruption and violence unitedly. Satyendra Dubey is the conscience of true Indians, who would like to see a prosperous and harmonious nation. Those who are killing such honest people are traitors.

Ranj

I feel more anger than grief. He was one of us who decided to stay back in India and to contribute directly to the country.

I am not sure if the real culprits will ever be caught. Such incidents shatter my hope that India will eventually evolve towards a better society.

Pramod Kumar

It’s so heart wrenching. We fawn over celluloid heroes. We gasp when one of them beats 100 baddies. What happens to actual heroes like Dubey? Shame on us.

Prem