The Sunday peace meet which went on till late in the evening had its spillover on Monday when those who attended it or those who heard about it found this peace meet different and bold.
It was different as the key speaker SP Palamu Chandan Kumar Sinha didn't make any exhortation to people for harmony rather he pointedly asked them what benefits were harvested from the Panki riot and what the engineers to riot there in Panki got after all. Nothing in any term but problems for them in the wholesale fashion he said.
As many as 113 people are named accused,18 have gone to jail. The rest are absconding but for how long? Their parents are moving heaven and earth but law will take its own course.
This Sunday peace meet was bold as SP without chewing any more word said people speak up for peace and harmony before us but behind the curtains these people do everything to topple peace and harmony. Why? There was no answer to this Why.
He said the frenzy, belligerence and fierceness of the mob in Panki and the red faces that they had for each other community were a shocking surprise to all, to him also.
Sinha said too much sugar coated expressions never guarantee peace as a real and candid analysis of the ground reality in fact establishes peace and saves peace from getting fractured.
Panki's ground reality was frivolous. Pits and poles triggered communal violence. Why? Both the communities were restive and impatient and did one thing in common. The two communities defied the instructions of the Panki police. Why?
SP's speech had more questions and he wanted peace committee members to respond to but it was a stony silence in both the communities.