JAI HO REPUBLIC TV

The past few days have witnessed so much police action in bringing to books the chief editor of Republic TV net work under deliberately fabricated false cases even under the outdated laws in force since the  colonial days. What is the Maharashtra government doing? Muzzling the electronic media so that the channel will shut its mouth. Arnab Goswami, the chief editor of Republic TV, has been shouting at the top of his voice to bring the truth out in Palghar , SSR  murder case which, the police have conveniently closed as suicide, the drug peddlers of Bollywood and similar cases not to the liking of vested interests?

Where are the opposition parties who normally jump at the drop of a pin? Why are the Bollywood idols like Amita  Bachan, Anupam Khmer and Sharuk Khan not uttering a word on the arrest of Arnab Goswami? Do  they fear a back lash? It seems there are issues more than what meets the eye and I have no doubt that the bigwigs are being protected by diverting the public attention. I lend my unflinching support to Goswami and the Republic Media.

 Bring  the Police force under  Central command

AG’ s arrest has baffled the whole country as well as International community and has defied all the logic. The unholy alliance of Shiv sena, Sonia sena ( I don’t call them Congress anymore) and the so called NCP has brought unspeakable damage to the image of the country and it’s democracy.

This is not the first time a state government is using the police force to settle scores with an individual. It is no secret that Lalu Prasad, the former CM of Bihar and Jayalalitha, the former CM of Tamil Nadu, used the police force to their advantage and even treated them as domestic servants.

Mind you, the cream of the force are from IPS ( Indian Police Service, not Indian Personal Service) and it is so painful to see that these well trained personnel are misused by the state governments. 

We cannot blame the police alone for this. They have to follow the instructions from their political masters. To avoid this, we need to amend the constitution further to bring the police department under an independent authority answerable directly to the parliament so that they can discharge their duty without any political interference. The amendment should also enable an honest police officer to refuse  an order from a superior officer which , he can prove, is unlawful.

A free press is fundamental for the success of democracy and the role of the opposition is to keep a check on the elected government. Unfortunately, in our democracy, instead of playing the role of a watch dog, the opposition parties focus more on bringing down the elected governments and to settle scores.