Manipur is again in a hostage crisis. After 44 people were captured by Kuki and Naga groups, 28 have been released, exposing a deepening breakdown of law and order. Electoral victories mean little if Centre continues to look away. It won’t make the problem disappear. The crisis demands urgent intervention.
Centre should have hiked fuel prices earlier. They must ensure it isn’t a one-time move
Though too little, the Centre’s decision to increase fuel prices is right. It should have been done much earlier. Political expediency should not determine fuel prices. They should be market-driven. The government should now ensure that the hike is not one-time, but periodic, as the Vajpayee government did with kerosene.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma’s contempt action reflects judicial thin-skin
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma’s contempt action against Kejriwal and others reflects judicial thin-skin. The needless controversy could have been avoided had she recused at the outset. Recusal requests arise from apprehensions of bias and aren’t an attack on a judge’s integrity. Sharma’s refusal to step aside unnecessarily deepened the dispute.