Tag: Markandey Katju

क्या लोकतंत्र में जनता को सरकार की आलोचना करने का अधिकार है ?  लेखक- जस्टिस काटजू

ऐसे बहुत सारे उदाहरण दिए जा सकते हैं जब बदले की भावना से भरे नेताओं के इशारों पर गैर-कानूनी और अनुचित गिरफ्तारियां हुईं. सवाल यह है कि सुप्रीम कोर्ट या हाई कोर्ट्स को भीष्म पितामह की तरह द्रौपदी के चीरहरण पर आंखें मूंद लेने की तरह, साफ नजर आ रहीं इन गैर-कानूनी गतिविधियों को नजरअंदाज कर देना चाहिए ?

Why we must undo Partition By Justice Katju

Unless we do that we can never hope to abolish our massive poverty, massive unemployment, appalling level of child malnutrition, almost total lack of proper healthcare and good education for the masses, and other great socio-economic evils which have plagued us for centuries. 

 Are we the laughing stock of the developed countries ?  By Justice Katju

After the reactions and developments in India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam attack, and the loud, incessant jingoism going on in our subcontinent, fanned by our crooked politicians and our worthless and largely sold out media, the master minds who planned the attack, and whose agents are our politicians, are laughing at us, regarding us as fools who can easily be taken for a ride. 

Catching the culprits of the Pahalgam attack By Justice Katju

So jingoism began on our worthless Indian media soon after the incident, with hawkish panelists ( many of them being retired generals, lieutenant generals or major generals, or self proclaimed ‘defence analysts’ ) appearing on TV shows and calling for revenge by military strikes against Pakistan. Demonstrations have been held in many Indian cities demanding revenge against Pakistan

Indians and Pakistanis should unite By Justice Katju

After the recent Pahalgam attack in which over two dozen Hindu tourists were killed, many people, including politicians, mediapersons, and others, have been inciting communal hatred, and propagating that Indians and Pakistanis are each other’s enemies. Some have even called for war on Pakistan. 

The Pahalgam attack By Justice Katju

The Pahalgam attack will serve two purposes (1) It will further inflame communalism in India, which will benefit the BJP in the coming elections, as it will consolidate the Hindus, who are otherwise divided on caste lines. 

The running dog of the running dog By Justice Katju

Abdul Basit is as shameless as Gen Munir, but is an intelligent man, who knows which side his bread is buttered. He knows that it is dangerous to speak against the Pakistan army or its chief, for the real ruler of Pakistan is its army. So he does not want to be ‘disappeared’, as has been the fate of many critics of the Pakistan Establishment. 

The rant of Gen Asim Munir By Justice Katju

I have also explained that the developed countries do not want India to emerge as a modern industrial giant, like China, for if it does, then with our cheap labour we will undersell the goods of the industries of developed countries, making the latter collapse ( since they will not be able to face our competition ), throwing millions out of employment. 

A humble advice to Indian Muslims By Justice Katju

There is no doubt that there was a lot of corruption in the Waqf Boards. The new law permits the District Magistrate to investigate whether government property was illegally converted into a waqf, and to restore it as government property if it was. The DM’s decision is not final, but is subject to appeal before the Waqf Tribunal, whose Chairman is a District Judge, and the Tribunal:s order can be challenged before the High Court. 

Kapil Sibal’s view of the new low in politics by Justice Katju

Although there may not be direct proof, but it is almost certain that 90% of it went to Sonia Gandhi’s Swiss Bank accounts or some other secret haven where she has stacked it it. After all she was the real Prime Minister from 2004 to 2014, and Manmohan Singh was only a puppet. So even if there is no direct evidence of Sonia’s corruption, there is strong circumstantial evidence, and people have even been hanged on circumstantial evidence.

What is happening in West Bengal ? By Justice Katju

No doubt there will be no direct evidence of this, but there is a thing called circumstantial evidence also. We see only the Indian politicians, who are really puppets, but we usually do not see the puppeteer who is hidden behind a screen, and is really controlling the puppets with his strings. The whole game is to prevent Indians from being united, and launching a powerful united people’s struggle to transform India into a modern industrial giant, like China

A Supreme Court decision about which I have grave reservations By Justice Katju

 In Worcester v. Georgia (1832), the Supreme Court overturned the conviction of a missionary living among the Cherokee Nation for refusing to take an oath to obey the laws of Georgia. In an opinion written by Chief Justice John Marshall, the Court held that the Cherokees constituted an independent political community to which the state of Georgia could not apply its laws. Accordingly, the Court ordered Worcester’s release from custody.

A rejoinder to Justice Markandey Katju By Ishtiaq Ahmed

I would like to say that Justice Katju has latched on to a grand conspiracy theory and even grander is his belief that such a theory will make Pakistan or Bangladesh seek light from him by merging with India. He is prone to delusional notions of his  being a man of destiny whom history has assigned a special mission.

The tragedy of Pakistani ‘intellectuals’ By Justice Katju

So discretion is the better part of valour is the policy of these phoney pretentious Pakistani ‘intellectuals’, strutting around like peacocks trying to impress an adulatory crowd of ignorant gullible fools, whether it is Pervez Hoodbhoy, Raza Rumi, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Akbar Ahmed, Ayesha Jalal, Ayesha Siddiqa, Aitzaz Ahsan, Najam Sethi, etc. They will never speak the above truths, out of fear of losing their heads ( sar tan se juda ).

The superficiality of Dr Ishtiaq Ahmed

Thus there is a direct conflict between the interests of the developed countries, which do not want underdeveloped countries to become developed, and the interests of the underdeveloped countries whose enlightened sections realise that unless their country becomes developed it can never escape from abject poverty, massive unemployment, malnourishment, lack of healthcare, etc

The misunderstanding of Dr Ishtiaq Ahmed By Justice Katju

Many people have asked me what practical steps we should take for Indian reunification ? My reply is : at present we should only spread the idea that we are one country and must reunite. We should not go any further. Later, when the idea is widespread ( as it is bound to become since it is based on truth ), people of our subcontinent will use their creativity and find out ways and means for peaceful reunification..

To my grieving subcontinent : Nil Desperandum Semper Fidendum Justice Katju

So after the terrible times our country is passing through, with massive poverty, massive unemployment, appalling level of child malnutrition, almost total lack of proper healthcare and good education for the masses, skyrocketing prices of food and other essential commodities, it is inevitable that a prosperous India will arise, with its people enjoying a high standard of living and leading decent lives.