Out of hundreds of allegations of fake encounter deaths why is the focus of our entire nation on Sohrabuddin and Amit Shah? Is it because a fake encounter of a Muslim is a different story than that of a Hindu? And that too because it happened in Narendra Modi’s Gujarat? Why is the CBI investigating only this case and not so many others where the guilty are quite likely from the Congress party? What about numerous allegations of fake encounters in Andhra Pradesh? What about the prosecution of Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar in Sikh riots case? What about Ottavio Quattrochi?

Posted on July 25th, 2010 under India calling. Tags: Amit Shah, BJP, Congress, court, encounter, fake, opposition, Sohrabuddin. Comments: 3

Who is a Lokpal? If thats tough here’s another one, who is a Lokayukta? Well, Lokpal is supposed to be an ombudsman at the center who can look into irregularities by govt officials/politicians and give redressal to grievances of citizens. Lokayukta is supposed to be one in the states with the same functions. Thats the theoretical answer. The practical answer is that there is no Lokpal at the center. There are Lokayukta in some states, seventeen to be precise, but they are mostly toothless, with hardly any powers. And here is a shocker.

Posted on June 29th, 2010 under India calling. Tags: BJP, Congress, court, grievances, Lokayukta, lokpal, politicians, redressal. Comments: 8

When Dr BR Ambedkar wrote our constitution I’m quite sure he did not really take into account the kind of progress that would be made in medicine technology which can be put to effective use against criminals. Nor did he visualize that half a century down the line India would be one of the most corrupt and crime infested nations on the face of this earth. What he did was in tune with the times he lived in. And the times have indeed changed. For most of us Indians making money at any cost is the prime reason for existence, laws be damned. Is it any wonder then that the crime graph of our country is rising with every passing day? And the low conviction rate is a very big reason for this because of which the accused are let off on the streets to commit more crimes.

Posted on May 7th, 2010 under India calling. Tags: court, crime, Kasab, murder, narco, rape, telgi, test. Comments: 14

They say that don’t kill the human but kill the devil inside the human. But tell you what? Devil can never die. It’s only the human with the devil inside him who can die and he must.

Posted on May 4th, 2010 under India calling. Tags: Ajmal, BJP, Congress, court, death, judge, Kasab, Nikam, sentence, Ujjwal, verdict. Comments: 11

Whether the promise of work by Madhur Bhandarkar impinged upon the freedom/willingness to have sex on the part of Preeti Jain is a question which needs to be answered. Another question which she needs to answer is whether she liked what she did with him or not? In other words whether she enjoyed the whole activity or not? I know I’m being very crass here but these are relevant questions. And I’m pretty sure she would not have done it sixteen times with him if she did not like it. Fact is that all this technical stuff is rather misleading. It can confuse the hell out of not just us but judges, lawyers and linguistic experts as well. What is in fact not confusing is the fact that she was just ‘using’ her body to get work in return.

Posted on November 14th, 2009 under Feelings, India calling. Tags: Bhandarkar, Bollywood, court, Madhur, Movies, Preeti, rape, role, Sex. Comments: 13

Firstly, the judges of Supreme Court are already declaring their assets to CJI. The judges of High Court can also do the same. If the CJI is satisfied with this arrangement, asking for these details to be available to public in general is like saying that CJI is not doing his job. Also, what do you do after getting the details? Should a judge be answering everyone how he has got the wealth that he has declared? Imagine a judge inquiring into allegations of disproportionate wealth case of a bureaucrat. In the course of the proceedings, what if the litigant asks the judge, ‘how did you obtain your wealth, before asking me to explain my riches?’

Posted on August 25th, 2009 under India calling. Tags: assets, court, declare, judge, law, RTI, vindictive, wealth. Comments: 3

Truth is harsh and it’s blunt. Sometimes it hits you so badly right in your face that you are left wondering whether it is worth facing it or not. Quite obviously for some people it is worth it especially if it means making good money.

Posted on August 5th, 2009 under Feelings, India calling. Tags: court, evil, Rajeev Khandelwal, sach ka samna, see, truth, TV, view. Comments: 5

Rakhi Sawant has chosen Elesh Parujanwala from among the last three to be her life partner. Finally, the suspense is over. But guess what? She did not marry him as she was supposed to yesterday. Instead it was just an engagement ceremony after she chose Elesh. Why did she develop cold feet at the last moment?

Posted on August 3rd, 2009 under India calling. Tags: court, Elesh, fake, fool, marriage, NDTV IMAGINE, people, Rakhi, Sawant, show. Comments: 2

On the face of it the statement seems genuine though according to the police there are a few variations but they are rather minor ones. The most important thing about his statement is not what he said but what he did not say and that is that Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi does not find a mention even once in his entire confession. Now according to Indian authorities Lakhvi is supposed to be the chief operational commander of LeT who plotted this attack along with Hafiz Saeed. To be candid with you guys I find it rather hard to believe that Lakhvi was indeed the main plotter of this attack but never met these attackers in person.

Posted on July 21st, 2009 under India calling. Tags: attack, case, court, Kasab, killed, Mumbai, Pak, punish, Terror, trial. Comments: None