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Is CBI’s investigation baseless? SC ORDERS SPECIAL COURTS The motive of the crime is said to be strange. It is FOR CRIMINAL POLITICIANS said that the culprit was weak in studies and wanted that day’s examination to be postponed. Any one else he Supreme Court of India has taken a firm step could have been in Pradyuman’s place. The alleged Tagainst tainted political leaders. The court has criminal admitted the fact. Let us see what does the directed the central and state governments to court do. What torture the bus conductor must have form special courts to clear the pending cases against gone through in the jail! The question is what kind of them in one year. The court asked how many cases had culture is taking roots in these public schools. Is passing been cleared out of 1581 tainted members of the examination is such a big issue that some one would be Parliament and State Assemblies who fought elections murdered for it? Extorting heavy fees from parents, till 2014? How many fresh cases have been registered? mounting tension in students and hypocritical lifestyle The court directed the government to reply to this also cause such types of heinous incidents. within six weeks. What the government is expected to reply? In our FILM PADMAVATI: INVERTED DREAM country, the Parliamment and State Assemblies have t many places demonstrations against the movie the power to constitute and run a government. When its APadmavati are being staged and statements one-fourth members are with criminal background then made. Sanjay Leela Bhansali is lucky that his film is what the government can do? Many more are roaming being seen on front pages of newspapers and TV free out of the area of the courts and law of the land. channels. He would have not got so much publicity even Which government has dared to tackle them till now? if he had spent `100 crore. But the question is, what is When they were caught, they escaped by getting bail. objectionable in this film. Some Rajput organisations are They, one after another, go to higher court and the final raising objections against the film. In other words they verdict is not given even by the time they pass away. are dressing a valiant queen in a casteist controversy. This is why, the punishment for politicians must be Does it mean that only Rajputs have the right to be stringent and for a long time. Why it should be? Because, proud of Padmavati? the status of politicians is much more higher than that of It should be clear to everyone that insult to general people. If they are punished harshly, the fear Padmavati is insult of every Indian. If some people want factor will be strong enough to create an impact among to stop the insult it is right. But how did they know that public also. there are certain objectionable scenes in the film? Those When convicted, they should be immediately who are raising the objections have they seen the film? removed accordingly from the position of power (July Why are they protesting without watching seen the film? 2013 judgement). If they want to go for an appeal or The film has not been released yet. This question has bail, they can go. The Election Commision and Supreme been asked by Allahabad High Court and the apex court. Court both want to debar the politicians to contest any The film has been not yet put before the Censor Board. election for lifetime, if convicted of a crime. Even if the film is passed there is recourse to the Appeal Board. The film ‘PK’ was also the target of protest. Those MURDER OF PRADYUMAN: protesting against the film had not even seen the film. I had seen the film and said that the film had raised voice SOME QUESTIONS against hypocrisy. I discussed the film with the people he new facts which have surfaced about the raising objections. The controversy subsided. Tmurder of a boy in Gurgaon’s Ryan School are There are three objections being raised without heart-rending. For the murder of the student viewing the film Padmavati. The first one is that Pradyuman the school bus conductor Ashok Kumar was Padmavati has performed Ghoomar dance which Rajput arrested. Haryana Police had made him confess to the queens don’t do. Moreover, this film is made in 21st crime after torturing him physically. century and not the 14th. In another petition, there is an On the plea of Praduyman father when the matter allegation that the film support sati tradition. was entrusted to the CBI it was reveated that the Those who have filed the appeal should be asked the school’s senior student had murdered Pradyuman. The following question. Does Mahabharat support gambling same student had first informed the school authorities and the disrobement of queen Draupadi? about the corpse of Pradyuman (CCTV frotaye and The third objection is that Alauddin Khilji is has shown recovery of Knife led to the real criminal one whole dreaming about Padmavati. This is baseless allegation. It incident is so weird that it raises serious question on might be otherwise. Is it not possible that Padmavati police administration, judiciary, journalism, and had been invaching Alauddin’s dream and the protesters education system. The father of the alleged murder says had saw inverted scene about the dream. that if his son had committed the crime with knife there [email protected] We Woman’s Era ● December (First) 2017 5 AGONY AUNT An ear to listen, a shoulder to lean on, and advice you can trust. By Romola Shanbhag It was almost a century ago, hen I visited my friend perhaps in the 1960’s , that WPanchali, I found her women’s magazines in the west teenaged girl engrossed in began to carry these features and a magazine. these became extremely popular. “Hi!” she chirped, lifting her head Primarily, these dealt with personal to look at me for a moment. problems and the person who gave “Mum’s in her room…please go advice, solace and encouragement right in, Aunty.” and other such features. Men’s to the troubled reader was called an I peeped at the magazine she magazines too carry such columns “agony aunt”.