-The Telegraph Chief Justice says the Union and state governments account for 50 per cent of the cases in the country Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Saturday castigated “illegal arrests”, custody torture and biased investigations by police while spelling out why governments deserved most of the blame for the backlog of 4 crore court cases in the country. “If police investigations are fair, if illegal arrests and custodial torture come to...
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A slogan no longer sectarian -Harish S Wankhede
-The Hindu ‘Jai Bhim’ is inspiring various marginalised communities and not just Dalits to bring about transformative change. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar is often seen only as a Dalit icon. And ‘Jai Bhim’, a slogan coined by Babu Hardas, a firebrand Ambedkarite working class leader from Nagpur, is usually considered as a sectarian greeting. However, this salutation, which displays the reverence that the deprived sections have for Ambedkar’s contribution to their emancipation, is...
More »Raghava Lawrence promises house for Parvathi, whose life inspired Jai Bhim
-TheNewsMinute.com The film is based on real events, and the character Sengani played by Lijomol Jose, is based on Parvathi. Actor, director and choreographer Raghava Lawrence has announced that he will build a house for Parvathi, whose life events inspired the recent Tamil film Jai Bhim. The film, which has won wide critical acclaim, tells the story of a landmark legal battle led by Sengani (based on Parvathi) and lawyer Chandru, when...
More »‘Jai Bhim’ director Tha Se Gnanavel: ‘More brutal than lock-up torture is the silence of society’ -Nandini Ramnath
-Scroll.in The Suriya-led legal drama is based on an actual incident of police brutality in Tamil Nadu. Tha Se Gnanavel’s phone has been ringing non-stop ever since his movie Jai Bhim started streaming on Amazon Prime Video on November 2. “I thought people would say this is a good film, but the response has been far more than expected,” Gnanavel told Scroll.in. “The film has now has led to a discussion. In...
More »Threat to human rights is highest in police stations: CJI -Krishnadas Rajagopal
-The Hindu Going by recent reports, even the privileged are not spared third-degree treatment, he says Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Sunday said police stations pose the “highest threat” to human rights and dignity, which are ‘sacrosanct’. “The threat to human rights and bodily integrity is the highest in police stations... Going by recent reports, even the privileged are not spared third-degree treatment,” the Chief Justice said. Custodial torture and police atrocities...
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