On questions of fundamental and civil rights, the Republic of India is at variance with ancient India. Adherence to the Constitution should...
On questions of fundamental and civil rights, the Republic of India is at variance with ancient India. Adherence to the Constitution should not merely be a legal exercise but must be accompanied by disowning of those portions of ancient texts that contradict the Constitution.
India is going bankrupt maintaining its gigantic bureaucracy and elected representatives in high style. Yet, when the time comes for governance and asserting the authority of the state, senior civil and police officials willingly become henchmen of village strongmen.
The Hathras District Magistrate, Praveen Kumar Laxkar, deigned to visit the modest dwelling of a Dalit family earlier this month not to offer condolences on the death of their daughter or promise action against the four Thakur men who had allegedly gangraped her – but to intimidate them. Worse, he permitted the brutalised woman’s dead body to be cremated, thereby destroying crucial evidence in a manner that would benefit the accused.
No last rites were performed for the Hathras girl nor was her family permitted to attend. The Allahabad High Court later demanded to know from the Uttar Pradesh Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar whether he would have allowed his daughter to be cremated the same way? If the question...
