Mallikarjun Kharge has formed a 39-member CWC, making it an unwieldy body. This exercise has not furthered clarity on who is in charge and who makes the decisions. The committee, with an average age over 60 and many leaders with no poll prowess, could just creak under its own weight.
A committee to oversee probe into Manipur violence adds a layer of bureaucracy. Time to rethink such methods
The Supreme Court’s move to set up a committee and deploy former officials to oversee investigations into the Manipur violence may have its heart in the right place, but it adds a layer of bureaucracy. Such panels have yielded little result in the past. It’s imperative to rethink such methods.
Pakistan President complaining on X shows the democracy is turning to martial law
The spectacle of Pakistan’s President taking to X to complain that national security laws were enacted without his assent demonstrates Pakistan is ruled by Generals, not its constitution. Supreme Court orders have been ignored and elections arbitrarily postponed. This democracy walks and talks like a very different animal: Martial Law.