New Delhi | Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha on Wednesday expressed regret over his recent act of garlanding eight people convicted of lynching a man to death.
“I have said many times that the matter is still sub judice. It won’t be fair to talk on this. Law will take its own course. We have always worked towards punishing the guilty and sparing the innocent. If by garlanding them (Ramgarh lynching case convicts) an impression has gone out that I support such vigilantism then I express regret over it,” Jayant Sinha told media.
Jayant Sinha was widely criticised for his act. Former Finance minister and Sinha’s father Yashwant Sinha tweeted, “Earlier, I was the Nalayak Baap of a Layak Beta. Now the roles are reversed. That is twitter. I do not approve of my son’s action. But I know even this will lead to further abuse. You can never win.”
Earlier I was the Nalayak Baap of a Layak Beta. Now the roles are reversed. That is twitter. I do not approve of my son’s action. But I know even this will lead to further abuse. You can never win.
— Yashwant Sinha (@YashwantSinha) July 7, 2018
Earlier on Tuesday a petition was also started on Change.org which demanded removal of Jayant Sinha’s Harvard Business School alumni status. Congress president Rahul Gandhi also supported the petition on Twitter.
“If the sight of a highly educated MP and Central Minister, Jayant Sinha, garlanding and honouring criminals convicted of lynching an innocent man, fills you with disgust, click on the link and support this petition,” Rahul Gandhi tweeted alongside a link to the site.
If the sight of a highly educated MP & Central Minister, Jayant Sinha, garlanding & honouring criminals convicted of lynching an innocent man, fills you with disgust, click on the link & support this petition.
Sign Petition:https://t.co/K9CrzHbNOz via @ChangeOrg_India
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 10, 2018
Earlier on July 6 in a viral photo On July 6, Sinha was seen felicitating eight convicts, who came out on bail, of lynching a meat trader in Jharkhand state last year.
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