The Supreme Court rightly restrained the ED from accessing mobile data in a PMLA case. With no rules on seizing gadgets, the ED wields unchecked power and misuses it. This can’t continue. The SC must urgently draft guidelines to stop investigative overreach and protect constitutional rights to a fair probe.
Centre’s bureaucratic approach ignores that Manipur’s crisis is political. Biren Singh must go
Ex-Home Secretary and Amit Shah confidante Ajay Bhalla’s appointment as Manipur governor signals another step toward the Centre tightening control. Previous appointments of security advisor, DGP, and chief secretary didn’t help. The Centre’s bureaucratic approach ignores that Manipur’s crisis is political. Unless CM Biren Singh is removed, progress is unlikely.