Yes! a mining mafia, rapist and corrupt ruffian cabinet minister tried to kill him. (I deliberately did not use 'allegedly', as that iks not at all needed here). But he did not give up the ghost. He was still breathing through the agony of his mother who did not eat anything for so many days demanding justice, through the suffering of his sons who could not cry peacefully on their valorous father's death on the score of restlessness to get the perpetrators punished. But today, all this has been trampled over by the omnipotence of humungous (for a poor villager at least) sum of 30 lakh rupees and the 'promise' of job to his sons. So today this braveheart breathed his last,who could have earned anything ,had he tread on another path, as is said in the world of reporting, silence is auctioned at a much more price than speech. However for this his family is not at all to be blamed, rather lets have a glance on those who forged so many scars by stabbing the body of this great man.
The sheet anchor role in this was played by his fellow brethren i.e. the members of his community of journos. Why? Well if you slap a autorickshaw driver, the whole city will come to halt untill that culprit is punished. Was any such integrated effort witnessed anywhere from the bearers of the fourth pillar, that has been rusted by the dint of the menace of TRP.Had it not been for filling the ostantatious customary of 100,200 or 222 news, he would have hardly found any place in this platform. The media that boasts to have turned the tables over the oldest party of the nation and claims to possess the calibre of making Modi and Kejriwal what they are today, looked so helpless actually disinterested.
Secondly the opposition, if it does exist in the state, also has a lion's share in this great act.There are great players like BSP, BJP and AAP (which is yet to get off the mark), the members of which are not in myriads in the assembly. But a lot could have been done that is still undone. The reason being very simple that this man was from the community of journalists who do not form a whooping vote bank such as minorities and backwards. So these well versed leaders did not consider it wise enough to condemn it with an agression with which they protest against the 'vivaadit bayaan' (controversial statement), which is in vogue these days.
Now the most awaited performer. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, put you hands together for the so called Socialists. Mr. Yadav could not even dare to sack the minister let alone his arrest. Yadav number 3 in the party said 'no minister will be sacked without 'proper' investigation'. 'Investigation' - you kidding me! As per the law, nothing in this universe can be stated against a dying declaration, which was given by Jagendra in the presence of the magistrate. Now lets not beat about the bush and come to the point. This minister represented a particular community of the state. So why to gamble with this packed vote by doing anything for the sake of a very very very common social network journalist?
Last but not the least, lets not forget ourselves.We feel so proud or even modern, dynamic and what not in flooding the social networks with multitude of hashtags for issues like Yulin, a reporter criticising the cricket team, derecognition of a discussion group in a prestigious institute and the list is endless. But did we consider this killing and brutal murder worth reacting?
In nutshell, it was very wise on the part of the family to end the protest. Many advocates of the pragmatism would support this by saying there is no point in in this wild goose chase as Jagendra is not going to come back now, so why to put the life of his family on the cannon's mouth. Was this really futile. Will all this end up here only. Well! another journalist has been killed in MP for writing against mining mafia.
Long live justice!
