What President Murmu said on under-trials in Indian jails

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"Why do we need more jails..." At a Supreme Court event, President Droupadi Murmu highlighted the plight of those who have been languishing in jails for years.

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00:00Who are these people in jail?

00:04They don't know about fundamental rights,

00:07they don't know about the preamble,

00:10they don't know about fundamental duty.

00:30What are the fundamental rights of women?

00:45When I became an MLA,

00:49I was fortunate enough to be made the chairman of the Home Standing Committee.

00:57I had the opportunity to visit all the prisons and jails in the state.

01:04It's not that I was sent there.

01:07I wanted to know what kind of people are there.

01:12What do they do? What do they eat? How do they live?

01:15What kind of problems do they face?

01:18What crime did they commit?

01:21Why are they here?

01:23Who are these people in jail?

01:31They don't know about fundamental rights,

01:35they don't know about the preamble,

01:38they don't know about fundamental duty.

01:40They do a lot of things,

01:43they slap someone,

01:44they cheat people,

01:46they do all kinds of things.

01:48These people have not been released for years.

01:53The reason for this is that

01:55whatever is left at home,

01:57land, property, utensils,

02:00will all be gone.

02:02For so many years,

02:04have they committed a crime?

02:06No, they haven't.

02:08They are still in jail.

02:10They become a burden.

02:13They have human rights.

02:18We can make them skilled.

02:21They don't want to come out,

02:23because the society will feel bad.

02:26These days, jails are overcrowded.

02:32Many more prisons will have to be built.

02:35We are moving forward,

02:37we are moving towards development.

02:40What is the need to build more jails?

02:44We should reduce them.

02:46These three pillars,

02:48these three wings,

02:50Legislature, Executive and Judiciary,

02:55for the public, for the country,

03:01for the people,

03:03everyone's mind,

03:05everyone's thinking should be one.

03:08There should be check and balance,

03:11but somewhere,

03:13somewhere,

03:15we should work together.

03:17We are for the people.

03:19We are through the people.

03:21That's why it's our job to think for the people.

03:24All of you sitting here,

03:26very experienced, very knowledgeable judges,

03:30you have to think.

03:32We all have to find a way out.

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