This refers to the report "Lalu convicted in fodder scam" (October 1). The conviction of Rashtriya Janata Dal chief and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav by the special Central Bureau of Investigation court in the 17-year-old fodder scam case shows that the law is gradually catching up with strong and high profile political leaders guilty of wrongdoings and establishes their equality before law; thanks to an independent judiciary, vigilant and assertive media and awakened citizenry. With a minimum punishment of three years imprisonment, he may be the first member of parliament (MP) to lose his parliamentary seat under the Supreme Court verdict on disqualification of convicted MPs and MLAs. But this judgment also shows that our judicial process, that took 17 years to decide the case, needs to be fast-tracked.
M C Joshi, Lucknow
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