oppn parties All Political Parties Have Become Thin-Skinned

Story Of The Day

Assessee Not Responsible For Ensuring TDS Is Paid To The Government: Delhi HC
OPINIONS : Strongly Expressed

December 21, 2024

People Are Talking About

Rohit Warns Sarfaraz, Police Use It To Warn Two-Wheeler Riders

News Snippets

  • The Indian envoy in Bangladesh was summoned by the country's government over the breach in the Bangladesh mission in Agartala
  • Bank account to soon have 4 nominees each
  • TMC and SP stayed away from the INDIA bloc protest over the Adani issue in the Lok Sabha
  • Delhi HC stops the police from arresting Nadeem Khan over a viral video which the police claimed promoted 'enmity'. Court says 'India's harmony not so fragile'
  • Trafiksol asked to refund IPO money by Sebi on account of alleged fraud
  • Re goes down to 84.76 against the USD but ends flat after RBI intervenes
  • Sin goods like tobacco, cigarettes and soft drinks likely to face 35% GST in the post-compensation cess era
  • Bank credit growth slows to 11% (20.6% last year) with retail oans also showing a slowdown
  • Stock markets continue their winning streak on Tuesday: Sensex jumps 597 points to 80845 and Nifty gains 181 points to 24457
  • Asian junior hockey: Defending champions India enter the finals by beating Malaysia 3-1, to play Pakistan for the title
  • Chess World title match: Ding Liren salvages a sraw in the 7th game which he almost lost
  • Experts speculate whether Ding Liren wants the world title match against D Gukesh to go into tie-break after he let off Gukesh easily in the 5th game
  • Tata Memorial Hospital and AIIMS have severely criticized former cricketer and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu for claiming that his wife fought back cancer with home remedies like haldi, garlic and neem. The hospitals warned the public for not going for such unproven remedies and not delaying treatment as it could prove fatal
  • 3 persons died and scores of policemen wer injured when a survey of a mosque in Sambhal near Bareilly in UP turned violent
  • Bangladesh to review power pacts with Indian companies, including those of the Adani group
D Gukesh is the new chess world champion at 18, the first teen to wear the crown. Capitalizes on an error by Ding Liren to snatch the crown by winning the final game g
oppn parties
All Political Parties Have Become Thin-Skinned

By Sunil Garodia
First publised on 2022-05-07 16:59:26

About the Author

Sunil Garodia Editor-in-Chief of indiacommentary.com. Current Affairs analyst and political commentator.

The Tejinderpal Singh Bagga (Delhi BJP spokesman) arrest, interception and bringing back drama shows how almost all political parties have become thin-skinned, care a hoot about due process and how smaller parties spreading their wings have been quick to adopt the bad practices of the bigger parties. India has been witness to the misuse of draconian laws to curb dissent by all parties, more so by the BJP in recent months when, after Section 66A of the IT Act was written down by the Supreme Court, Section 124A of the IPC (the sedition law) and UAPA Act have been used against those who had the 'temerity' to speak against the government. But when parties like AAP (who profess to be 'different') start using draconian provisions of law to move against people who allegedly make vile comments against its supreme leader Arvind Kejriwal, there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel. 

With Delhi police not under its jurisdiction, the way AAP used Punjab Police to move against Bagga and arrested him from his house in Delhi was improper, although AAP claimed that Punjab Police followed due process and had informed Delhi Police. But later, when Delhi Police filed an FIR for kidnapping, got a warrant from a court in Dwarka and got Haryana Police to intercept the Punjab Police party carrying Baaga on transit remand in Kurukshetra and brought him back to Delhi, that was also highly improper. Respect for law and due process goes for a toss if the administrations of three states, two ruled by the BJP and one by AAP, indulge in such machinations and games of one-upmanship.

Bagga's crime was that he was present when a mob 'attacked' Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's home last month. Then he criticized Kejriwal in a series of tweets. Granted that Bagga often indulges in uncivil attack on opponents but if AAP wishes to occupy the Congress space across the country, it will have to develop a thicker skin and deal with such elements in a different way. If it moves against them in the same way as the BJP (by using draconian provisions of law), it will soon lose its claimed USP of being a 'different' party. 

Other Stories You Make Like

Editorials

Turmoil In Mollywood

Turmoil In Mollywood

NDA 3.0: Coalition Dharma

NDA 3.0: Coalition Dharma

In Depth

Supreme Court Gets Strict On Child Pornography

Supreme Court Gets Strict On Child Pornography

Editor's Pick

Budapest Chess Olympiad: India Are World Team Champions

Budapest Chess Olympiad: India Are World Team Champions
© 2014 India Commentary. All rights reserved.