The BJP needs to act swiftly, and without fear or favour, to avoid paying the political price
The conscience of the nation has again been stirred by a string of horrid crimes against women and children. The failure of the guardians of the law, be it in politics or in uniform, has added to the gloom, as the nation repeatedly wakes up to news of rape, mutilation and murder. The politically powerful appear to be immune from accountability.
Recent crimes in Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat and Haryana have exposed major shortcomings in the police machinery. The protests by lawyers and political workers in Jammu, who are supporting the accused in the case related to the rape and murder of an eight-year-old, and the UP government’s kid-glove treatment of a ruling party MLA accused of rape, are equally disturbing. In Jammu and Kashmir, two ministers in the PDP-BJP government who participated in the protests were forced to resign, while UP witnessed the belated arrest of the accused MLA—Kuldeep Singh Sengar of the BJP.
This story is from the April 29, 2018 edition of THE WEEK.
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