Opposition parties being outraged over Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s remark about population control is understandable. Crudity of his language is, however, a side issue. It’s about CM’s Catholic approach to contraception. It betrays woeful ignorance of the science of sex education. It’s in Bihar’s interest that CM urgently takes tutorials.
Nitish Kumar’s 65% reservation demand makes no difference. There are no govt jobs
Nitish Kumar’s demand for 65 percent reservation clearly shows the road the opposition parties’ demand for caste census is likely to go. It isn’t just about data. The lazy political imagination will continue to make it all about reservations. Government jobs are shrinking rapidly. 65 or 100 percent—it’s just rhetoric.
SC needs to pass an order on seizure of devices from journalists. Act, not sermonise
Supreme Court has chosen to call for guidelines to regulate seizure of electronic devices of journalists, instead of giving an unambiguous order telling the government to stop doing it unconditionally. The court needs to pass orders, not obfuscate and sermonise. Judges shouldn’t say ‘should’, but act when there is violation.