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VARIETY
| 5-minute read
Why it was wrong to pronounce law on adultery unconstitutional
Invalidating a statute means thwarting the will of the people.
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
It's Realpolitik: Why it's erroneous to corner Jayant Sinha over garlanding Jharkhand lynching case convicts
Those who indulge in mob violence must be meted full legal punishment. But netas celebrating them shows a disturbingly real perception that cow slaughter laws are being broken, with no legal recourse.
VARIETY
| 2-minute read
Supreme Court judges revolt: Why all Indians must feel threatened
It is strange that the judiciary tasked with protecting citizens' right fears a violation of its own rights.
POLITICS
| 8-minute read
It's a pity Modi doesn't see cow vigilantism and lynching of minorities as threat to Constitution
Instances like Dadri, Una and elsewhere are not mere crimes. Blind irrationality is overpowering the scientific temper that the Constitution says ought to prevail.
How Unlawful Activities Prevention Act has eaten up fundamental rights and freedoms
The repeal of POTA was indeed an eye-wash.
POLITICS
| 7-minute read
My blueprint for the Uniform Civil Code
This draft UCC is the first-ever attempt to bring specific issues before the public for a wider discussion.
POLITICS
| 3-minute read
States lacking any real power is not good for India
There have not been enough protection for tribal communities laid down in the Constitution.
POLITICS
| 3-minute read
Beef, Hindutva and bigotry: Constitution has no place for it
This ban is not principled but opportunist.
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
Why every political party wants a piece of Ambedkar's legacy
The Dalit leader produced the draft of the most important document of India's history - its Constitution - on his own merit.
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
