Hate speeches: should political parties be punished?
Tonight on The Buck Stops Here:
Hate speeches: should political parties be punished?
A video of a Congress candidate in Uttar Pradesh threatening to "chop Narendra Modi to pieces" has gone viral on the web and ignited a new political controversy ahead of next month's national election. The comment is so distasteful, that even his own party men have condemned him. But beyond a verbal censure, what? How do political parties reign in their members? What can the Election commission or the courts do when the discourse sinks to such levels?
Heinous crimes by juveniles: how old is old enough?
The convict who was 17 years old when a young college student was fatally gang-raped on a Delhi bus will not be tried by a regular court, the Supreme Court said today, rejecting the request of the victim's parents. As the juvenile justice system comes under the scanner, we debate: Should it be set in stone or can there be room to work on case by case basis?
Hate speeches: should political parties be punished?
A video of a Congress candidate in Uttar Pradesh threatening to "chop Narendra Modi to pieces" has gone viral on the web and ignited a new political controversy ahead of next month's national election. The comment is so distasteful, that even his own party men have condemned him. But beyond a verbal censure, what? How do political parties reign in their members? What can the Election commission or the courts do when the discourse sinks to such levels?
Heinous crimes by juveniles: how old is old enough?
The convict who was 17 years old when a young college student was fatally gang-raped on a Delhi bus will not be tried by a regular court, the Supreme Court said today, rejecting the request of the victim's parents. As the juvenile justice system comes under the scanner, we debate: Should it be set in stone or can there be room to work on case by case basis?
