mob lynchings
Mob lynchings: Modi’s silence is treated as approval
The RSS and the BJP openly direct their political aims and policies to seek the Hindu vote.
Heed Supreme Court, rein in the mobs and fear before it’s too late
Propaganda that transforms normal people into killing machines operates on most primal fears and insecurities of human minds.
Strictest punishment for mob lynchings: Rajnath Singh
Since 2015, 65 have been killed in incidents of mob fury.
Scary spike in communal violence before elections
Experts say the ugly face of present day communal violence is different from the past as it is vicious, venomous and one-sided.
Defeat efforts to spoil India’s humane ethos
The scary part of this narrative is that the peripheral is gradually being merged into the mainstream.
Modi and the Bovine Republic
If Brand Modi is to survive with its sheen intact, the govt needs to resort to strong action; mere disapproval will not stop the mobs.
Stamp out vigilantism
At least 20 incidents of vigilante attacks have already been reported in 2017 and the victims have been dalits or Muslims.
Don’t politicise violence over cows, says Arun Jaitley
Earlier in the day, the Congress had accused PM Modi of “creating an environment” that encouraged mob lynchings in the name of gau raksha.