Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani has achieved huge success in Zambian business. While other attribute this success to Dr. Mahtani’s knowledge, dedication and passion, Dr. Rajan Mahtani attributed his success to the blessings of Almighty and his pure dedication towards service of the God. Recently, Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani praised the current Zambia President for his bold announcement. On the occasion of the Africa Day, President Hakainde Hichilema announced that he is planning to completely abolish the practice of death penalty as it is a cruel inhumane and degrading practice. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani completely supported this decision by stating that he is proud of the decision made by the Zambian President and fully supports him in this endeavour. Dr. Rajan Mahtani also said that only an individual who is compassionate, respects ‘rule of law’ as well as fundamental human rights along with basic human dignity, will understand the need towards abolishing a degrading and inhumane punishment such as this. Dr. Rajan Mahtani further stated that the consensus towards abolishing death penalty has grown considerably across the globe and this trend can be seen across Zambia too. More than 380 prisoners including around 30 women are awaiting capital punishment across various Zambian prisons. Considering the fact that they are not aware of their execution date, every day is a dreadful event for them. Another fact is that the condition of Zambian prisons is extremely degrading and questionable. Dr. Guy Scott visited the Mukobeko Maximum prison when he was the acting President. He considered the condition of these prisons as hell.
In fact, the government of Zambia has already started taking action on this issue by collaborating with institutions such as Parole Board of Zambia and Correctional Facility for systematic decongestion of the prisons. Dr. Rajan Mahtani also said that he will provide legal and regulatory support to ensure the announcement becomes a reality soon.