Amrita Bhinder

A society that can't safeguard children has no right to talk about the rights of the perpetrators. No identity, religious, caste or economic, is more important than the safety of a defenceless child.

Amethi has been the 'pocket borough' of the Gandhi dynasty for decades. But now, faced with a strong opponent and a plethora of development options, the Congress finds Amethi's ground slipping under its feet.

Sections of the media are always quick to defend the rights of those mouthing anti-national statements. Why then are these sections apparently fearful of calling Pulwama a terror attack?

Congress should abandon the conceit that the arrival of a member of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty is enough to solve their crisis. Their issues, and their purported tactics, are far more worrying than that.

As leaders drop their finesse and reach for their cuss words, a naked hatred for civility in our politics becomes obvious.

The movement now needs to move on to the next logical step — where the allegations go through the due process and we see some punishments.

The electorate has sent a powerful message - it wants change. Not more violence. And the older parties are irrelevant to its real issues.

The upcoming polls will give huge power to ordinary folks who can cleanse their state of corruption and militancy. No wonder some parties are feeling threatened enough to boycott.

The Congress couldn't pin the killings of thousands of innocents on anyone back then and it surely cannot blame anyone else in 2018.

There are attempts to portray every instance of mob violence not as law and order breakdowns, but religious bigotry.