Throwback 1990s; Speculative Parliament; Policing Police
Opinion Watch
Throwback 1990s
The Indian Express in its Editorial has claimed that the Anantnag terror attack is a throwback to 1990s as heavy armed terrorists staged the shootout at a heavy guarded place. The daily cited the statistics of the Ministry of Home Affairs to spotlight that there has been a 32 per cent decline in acts of terror between 2019 and 2022 over 2016-2019. The Noida-based daily also pointed out a disturbing pattern of terror attacks in Pir Panjal regions of Jammu, Rajouri and Poonch.
Statistically, acts of terror in Jammu and Kashmir are few. But it should also be noted that Pakistan is at crossroads, caught in internal strife, which, in fact, offers rare window to unleash drought on the mindsets that feed terrorism in the Union Territory.
Speculative Parliament
The Asian Age in its Editorial has sharply criticized the Narendra Modi government for keeping the nation and the people in the dark over the agenda of the special session of Parliament. The New Delhi-based daily underlined that the first day agenda shared through bulletin is mundane, suggesting that it would not have warranted calling a special session. Also, the daily listed that some routine bills have been listed, including the proposal to drop the Chief Justice of India from the panel that picks chief election commissioner and other members of the Election Commission.
The Modi government now has established that it enjoys thrill of stunning the people with its moves, including actions in Parliament. The suspense is building, and The Raisina Hills carried reports on buzz that the 600 copies of the Venkatachaliah Commission Report had been printed last week.
Policing Police
The Economic Times in its Editorial has revisited the issue of police reform, a topic that has generated tonnes of reports, in the wake of the arrest of the cow vigilante Monu Manesar, who is alleged to have scripted the killings in Nuh, Haryana. The business daily wondered how the accused had been able to post incendiary videos, while absconding after allegedly murdering two persons in Rajasthan, for eight months. It argued that the police reform is the need of the hour, also for the fact that the Supreme Court found Manipur Police not worthy to probe the ethnic violence.
Fragile political leadership has vested interests to keep the police on its feet. There is absolutely no political will to embark on police reform.
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