Baba Rampal’s Conflict with BJP Baba Rampal’s arrest after a deadly ashram clashes is a very complex issue. Far more complex than any ordinary perception. A direct challenge to judiciary; a private army; a huge following; a business enterprise; a sustained secretive rebellion; alleged maoist links; but still a failure in the end for Baba Rampal. The maoist-link theory has been floated today only, that too through rogue intelligence officers;…
AAP Mohalla Sabhas want to bring the bureaucratic decision making of the government to the general public through participatory democracy at the neighborhood level, albeit without any well thoughtout strategy. My non-exhaustive objections to AAP Mohalla Sabhas are as under: It will not reduce or curb corruption, rather it will increase it many fold because politicians, especially the local level politicians, are most corrupt. The large groups can’t make important…
Should there be quota in promotions in jobs? Incidental to this debate is another legal question. Will the constitutional amendment introduced in the parliament pass the test of judicial scrutiny? I don’t intend to discuss the second question except to express a prima-facie view that there wouldn’t be any challenge to the basic structure of the constitution by introducing quota in promotions in jobs for the schedule caste (SC) and…
The Norway kids dispute is tragic, reflecting the complete failure of Indian diplomacy. The only question arising in the Norway kids dispute is whether the Norway government has any right to keep the kids in their custody. The answer is an unequivocal no. Let’s analysze the case. The Norwegian authorities have forcefully handed over the custody of one three-year-old and another one-year-old kid to some unknown foster parents after reaching…