Friday, August 22, 2008

Will to fight and survive


Today my unsung hero is not a human being but the most dependable friend of humans since thousand years.He is a Mongrel from one of the villages of Bihar and is fighting for justice since years.So why did I plan him to be in my column? It is because ,of his sincerity and will to fight for justice.Do you know how long he has been fighting for justice ?It is since last five years that "chotu" an 8 year old mongrel is fighting for justice going round around courts with his owner "Rajkumari Devi" who treats her like her brother.
Actually it all started when in 2003 when "chotu" bite a neighbour jagdish Das when he was three year old.The Local SDO ordered his shoot but luckily chotu was saved because of public out cry and timely intervention of Maneka Gandhi and animal protection group.But since then the case is pending in the court and chotu is blamed for biting any one going near him.According to Rajkumari who got him as a gift from her mother, chotu is very docile and only attacks while saving her and her things.Rajkumari has very limited income source from few goats and a few area of land.She blames her neighbours having an eye on her property.She further explains that if it would not have been chotu she would have lost her property to her greedy neighbours.
As chotu sits down near the court room he looks a perfect picture of docile dog with lots of cut mark on his jaws.These marks have appeared by the stones thrown on him by jealous neighbours.Even the executive magistrate was amazed by his docility and he commented that had chotu been an aggressive dog than he would have attacked many on court premises.Perhaps Mr SDO should come and check himself before passing such judgments.
One interesting calculation: The seven human years are considered as one year of dog.So it means that Chotu is fighting his case since last 35 years.Any one is listening in the judicial premises.......

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