ThePrint’s report about Maharashtra government’s inter-faith marriage panel lying dysfunctional with no FIR lodged since its formation exposes propaganda about so-called ‘love jihad’. Deputy CM Fadnavis still considering a law to curb such marriages is duplicitous. From love to fertilizer and even flood, BJP’s obsession with ‘jihads’ borders on absurdity.
Govt must abandon hushed handling of broadcast bill. Legislation needs public scrutiny
The government needs to abandon the clandestine manner in which it has so far handled the broadcasting bill. Legislation needs the fresh light of public scrutiny, not secret drafts, select disclosures and hushed withdrawals. The sweeping and draconian provisions of the latest draft especially make public discussion a basic prerequisite.
National outrage, stringent laws aren’t moving the needle on women’s safety, Kolkata rape shows
The fatal rape of the trainee doctor in Kolkata is another reminder that national outrage, street protests and post-2012 stringent laws are just not moving the needle on women’s safety. There’s something else at play. We all know what it is—social attitudes toward women and chronic male impunity.
Not congruent with the ethos of a socially progressive state.