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Manipur continues to burn

Beyond duty and constitutional requirements, there’s a moral demand for a head of government to articulate the nation’s concern.

As the Army released a video saying women activists were interfering with security forces' efforts to ensure peace, the presence of a Bharatiya Janata Party MLA at Itham village when soldiers released 12 men from a banned outfit to a 1,200-strong mob has led to controversy.

Whether it is the release of Perarivalan, a convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, after 31 years by the Supreme Court, or the sacking of a cabinet minister of Manipur, there is a common thread in the form of Article 142(1) of the Constitution. While these two cases are just illustrative, t

For the anti-defection law to be effective, an amendment has to be made to take away the power of the speaker to decide on disqualification cases. The power must be vested in an independent authority.