CAA : Points to ponder
CAA : Points to ponder What we saw last one week or so was a spontaneous outburst of student protests across the nation against the CAA , particularly against the perceived intention behind this initiative by the BJP /RSS government. None of the political parties , both the opposition and the ruling one , had anticipated it. A large number of Muslim students were out too in the street as the act pointedly keeps out that community, possibly in violation of the secular values of our constitution. Some felt that itself was proof of antinationalisim! One of the pillars of democracy, the SC , which has time to urgently hear cases of important individuals , has no time to look at the legality of the act and delays it conveniently. The major political dispensations were focused on their vote banks so they too underestimated the apprehension among the people. The govt wanting to live upto its misplaced and self bestowed attribute of a tough and efficient one, let loose the police on ...