Opinion Good work
Consensus on the part of the Supreme Court judiciary about the declaration of their assets is welcome. Of course,high court judges will follow the Supreme Courts lead in this matter.
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• Consensus on the part of the Supreme Court judiciary about the declaration of their assets is welcome. Of course,high court judges will follow the Supreme Courts lead in this matter. It is just as well,because the controversy about judges assets was becoming unmanageable and tainting the image of the judiciary. While the absence of a law yet in this regard may seem to undermine Indian democracy,the fact that the judiciary has decided to voluntarily declare its assets shows just how vibrant and robust our democratic ethos is.
Syed Khaja
New Delhi
Observe & learn
• Javed Anand deserves praise for exposing the doublespeak of the Law Commission. He has rightly pointed out that the commissions observation that the traditional understanding of Muslim Law on bigamy is faulty and is in conflict with true Islamic Law is a step in the right direction. But instead of recommending changes in Muslim Personal Law to abolish bigamy,the commission proposes a new clause in the Hindu family law to abort sham conversions purely for bigamys sake. The fact that many Muslim nations have widely reformed their law with regard to marriages and womens rights should be an eye-opener for India.
V.V.S. Mani
Uneven action
• This refers to the news of the seizure of Rs 10 crore from a VHP leader in Jaipur and the PMs address to CBI officers,asking them to not allow the big fish to escape punishment. Whats heartening is that we still have the police seeking out black money. However,whats disconcerting is that most such cases dont reach their investigative conclusion. Thats why crooks dont disappear and the system doesnt change.
R.J. Khurana
Versions of history
• M.A. Jinnahs role Indias Partition is an open secret. However,the history that we learn at school is still,even for a democracy like ours,the state version. Statist versions have not altogether disappeared from history writing,but morphed and become embedded in academic and popular histories. In the UK,for instance,the British Raj is still not looked upon as wrong and exploitative. In Pakistan,Jinnah is a hero. The Jawant Singh-Jinnah episode at least shows that Indians are now readily discussing the past.
R. Gupta
Goal boy
• This refers to Baichung Bhutia on the mark. Baichung Bhutia deserves congratulations for being the first and only Indian footballer to play 100 international matches. Baichung also holds the record for scoring 43 international goals for India. He is the only player who preserves the unfulfilled dream of Indian football,whose story is dismal otherwise.
Rathin Kumar Chanda
Chinsurah
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