Jungle Raj Poem by Asit Kumar Sanyal

It is Uttar Pradesh, India
The Dairy minister insisted state police
To burn alive the freelance journalist
Who published an article on Facebook
Saying minister involved in rape case
And high level corruption.

Police planned his murder and executed
They raided his house, caught him
Poured petrol, threw a lighted match stick
And declared it a case of suicide.
But death did not come on the spot
Even after sixty percent burnt.

Journalist stated the fact
in his dying declaration to a magistrate
The gut-wrenching video
Of journalist's last statement
Sent shock-waves across the country
And undressed entire UP Administration.