Additional Solicitor General SV Raju’s advice to the ED to exercise its power of arrest sparingly is timely, sensible. The agency has increasingly faced court rebukes, a spate of bail orders in high-profile cases, and negative public image of targetting opposition leaders selectively. ED must course-correct before it’s too late.
Calling the slain Navy officer’s wife an anti-national is appalling
The vilification of the slain Navy officer’s wife, once the face of the Pahalgam tragedy, is appalling. Her appeal not to target Kashmiris or Muslims has made her a target, exposing hypocrisy of those who grieved with her. Calling her an ‘anti-national’ now only exposes their sympathy as political convenience.
Efforts should also be made to achieve a higher rate of convictions. The present figure is dismal.
The slain Navy officer’s wife has milked the “situation” really well. She now has a very bright career in politics. The Congress and other such “secular” political parties would be itching to get her onboard.
We all can have the consolation that the Navy officer did not die in vain. Someone benefitted out of this tragedy and made a good career for herself.