Sudden Death and Gradual
Justice
By M J AKBAR | July 24, 2010
It would be odd,
and wholly unacceptable, if secularism were to be defined by the
fate of a gangster in Gujarat. At stake in the Sohrabuddin
Sheikh case is not the religion of the individual, or his
preferred means of sustenance
[in this case,
crime], but
the rule of law. It was in pursuit of this principle that the
Supreme Court handed over investigation of his death in a fake
encounter, and the subsequent murder of Sohrabuddin’s wife
Kauserbi, to the CBI on 13 January 2010. The Gujarat government
effectively lost its credibility when it admitted in December
2006 that Sohrabuddin had been killed in a fake encounter on 26
November 2005 and that his wife had been murdered two days
later.
OUT
OF TURN (SIEGE
WITHIN)
- Times of India Column
PM's Paradox : In
Power because he's weak
By M J Akbar | July
25,
2010
Call it the Manmohan Singh paradox: the strength of his
coalition depends largely upon on how weak he is as Prime
Minister. The glue holds because he has no power over his
partners.
The Sunday
Guardian, 13th June 2010 edition
exposes the Bhopal tragedy - pics captured by Raghu Rai which
exposes the lies and betrayal denying the impoverished victims
even the most minimum compensation through a cover up in which
the government, the Supreme Court, the bureaucracy and the
police participated. Grab a copy of
The Sunday Guardian and see more pics.
- See a pdf copy of SG
Photo Essay
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The Police
are to Blame One
aspect of the “honour” killings of young couples in love that is
rarely acknowledged is the role the police have played in many of the
most heinous incidents. The police should be protecting couples
exercising their democratic rights as young, consenting adults to
cohabit with whomsoever they choose. Instead, in a shocking number of
cases, it is the police who assist these brothers, fathers and uncles
in their hunt for the absconders.
The
Return of Holy Cow!At
what point did in Indian history cow become holy to Hindus? The
question is obviously rhetorical but needs an honest deliberation. The
cow has never been sacred to all Hindus. The view that cow is sacred
is merely a sectional Hindu view.
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