To my Brothers and Sisters Judges of the Supreme Court of India I respectfully appeal to you to revisit the cases of the people in jail mentioned below whom I believe are innocent and have been wrongly incarcerated due to political vendetta by the Modi Government, quash the bogus charges against them, and free them. … Read more
A sex scandal has erupted in India which is flying all around the country–in headliners of many newspapers, on TV, on the social media, and is being discussed. Briefly, the scandal relates to Prajwal Revanna, the 33 year old grandson of HD Deve Gowda, a 91 year old former Indian Prime Minister and leader of the … Read more
On 20th April 1653 Oliver Cromwell entered the British Parliament and said to its members “You have sat too long here for any good you have been doing. Depart, I say, and let us have done with you. In the name of God, go.” The same words can be repeated to Narendra Modi, who has been the … Read more
Jammu & Kashmir, April 15, 2024 – The disparity in stipends received by MBBS interns across different states has once again come under the spotlight, as MBBS interns in Jammu & Kashmir continue to voice their dissatisfaction with the meager stipend of ₹12,300 they receive. This issue has sparked a social media campaign under the … Read more
In 2015 a Muslim Mohd Ikhlaq was lynched in a village near Dadri, Gautam Buddhanagar district, UP by a mob for allegedly eating beef. In this connection a panel discussion was organised by the well known TV journalist Barkha Dutt on NDTV channel, to which I was also invited. Among other participants in the panel … Read more
Yesterday, 6th April 2024, the Kashmiri Pandits Association, an association of the non Kashmiri speaking Kashmiri Pandits, ( Kashmiri speaking Kashmiri Pandits have their own association called All India Kashmiri Samaj ), held a function in Delhi to honour me and Anita Mulla, the daughter of the heroic Capt MN Mulla who went down with … Read more
A meeting was held between the Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and the Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa in response to the letter of 6 Judges of the Islamabad High Court to the CJP and other senior Judges complaining of interference by the ISI and other intelligence agencies of Pakistan with fthe functioning … Read more
Poor, poor, Arvind Kejriwal. Ever since he was arrested on 21st March in connection with the massive liquor scam he was expecting millions of people to turn out in protest by holding massive demonstrations in the streets of India, particularly in Delhi. But no one seemed to be interested. No one is happy at the prospect … Read more
The Allahabad High Court, by a verdict given on 22.3.2024 has declared the UP Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004 to be unconstitutional, being against the principle of secularism. https://www.firstpost.com/india/studying-in-madrasa-violates-secularism-allahabad-hc-declares-madarsa-education-unconstitutional-13752135.html https://www.newsclick.in/explained-why-has-allahabad-hc-struck-down-madarsa-act The full judgment is given below : https://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/anshuman-singh-rathore-vs-union-of-india-thru-secy-ministry-of-edu-new-delhi-and-3-others-2024-livelaw-ab-189-allahabad-high-court-529904.pdf I agree with the verdict that madarsa education violates the constitutional principle of secularism. It also … Read more
The Leftists have swept the polls in the recent elections for the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union elections ( JNUSU Election ) https://www.news18.com/india/saffron-wave-in-left-bastion-jnu-as-abvp-leads-in-all-4-posts-of-students-union-election-counting-underway-8827172.html https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/in-first-jnu-student-polls-in-4-years-left-sweeps-40-101711306391166.html This is being hailed as a great victory for the poor people of India. But going by past experience one can safely predict that after leaving the JNU these ‘revolutionaries’ who have won the … Read more