Maneka Gandhi: Salman Khan is insanely violent and should be in jail
Posted on Monday, November 24, 2008 (EST)
Maneka Gandhi believes Salman Khan is "insanely violent" and should be in jail having killed animals,
run over poor people and tried breaking Aishwarya's arm.
November 24, 2008, (
Sawf News) - Maneka Gandhi believes
Salman Khan is "insanely violent" and should be in jail having killed animals, run over poor people and tried breaking
Aishwarya's arm. In an interview with the Indian Express, the former union minister who is a rabid environmentalist and animal rights advocate, said it the way she saw it, commenting on the decision of Rajasthan court to grant Bollywood actor Salman Khan bail in early September, after a week in custody. Gandhi says Salman should not have got bail because it was his second conviction. Many poor people accused of poaching are languishing in jail as under trials. "Under the law if you get more than two years, you can't get a bail. Not only that, this man, Salman is facing four more similar cases of poaching. Why there is a different law for rich and poor people," asks Gandhi. Asked if she believed Salman's celebrity status earned him a reprieve, Gandhi said: "Of course, it is a travesty of justice. It is for everyone to see. Look what happened in the first judgment, he was awarded a sentence of one year (by a lower court), where the minimum stipulated punishment is of five years. It looks as if his celebrity status is helping him out. And, Salman Khan has not just killed the animals but has run his car over poor people too. He also tried to break Aishwarya's arm while she was shooting on the sets. He is insanely violent.
I can't understand how many times will this man (Salman) have to be convicted before he is put behind the bars. It is surprising to see a twice time convict coming out on bail."
Courtesy: Sawf News
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