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Acts of Vandalism Not Under Free Speech: SC on Kerala Assembly Violence

New Delhi, 28 July 2021 [Fik/News Sources]: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said destruction of public property in the House cannot be equated with freedom of expression and immunity to legislators can’t be extended as an immunity against criminal law. The top court dismissed Kerala government’s plea seeking court’s nod to withdraw cases against CPI(M) leaders, including education minister V. Sivankutty, for vandalism in the state Assembly in 2015, when the current ruling party was in opposition. A bench comprising Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and M.R. Shah emphasized the right of free speech, privileges and immunity accorded to MLAs and MPs that they do not mean they will enjoy immunity from criminal acts within the House and the trial court was correct in rejecting the application for withdrawal of FIR. “Acts

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Jamaat Voices Concern Over Growing Crimes Against Women, Spying on Citizens

New Delhi, 08 Aug 2021 [Fik/News Sources]: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) has voiced concern over growing crime against women, spying on citizens, possible third Covid wave and crackdown on Mohammed Ali Jauhar University in Rampur. Addressing an online press meet on Saturday, Secretary of JIH Women’s Department Mrs. Rahmatunnisa said, “We condemn the alleged brutal rape and murder of a nine-year-old Dalit girl in Purani Nangal village near Delhi Cantonment. Our delegation visited the victim’s house and met her family members. We demand that the perpetrators should be punished at the earliest. “Latest NCRB data points to the disturbing trend of rising crime against women. It is extremely worrying. The numbers imply that nearly four women are raped every hour while two women are molested every three minutes in

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Rabia Is The New Nirbhaya, But The Times Have Changed

A F Kirmani  As the gory details of the Rabia Saifi murder and alleged rape case come to the fore, one is inadvertently reminded of the Nirbhaya rape and murder case that shook the very foundations of the country’s socio-political structure, nine years ago. Within hours the brutality done to the 23 year old Jyoti Singh had found its way to the front pages of the country’s most prominent newspapers and TV news anchors had minced no words in pointing out the administrative failures that had led to the gruesome crime. No less than the Prime Minister of the country had come on air to condemn the gruesome crime and the Delhi police had proved its alacrity and efficiency by nabbing all the culprits within days of the commitment of the crime. For a few days after the Nirbhaya case some of us had genuinely believed that

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