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Take a look at this:

It has been four days since a girl committed suicide in Mulki in South Karnataka after she was beaten and dragged to a police station by activists of the Bajrang Dal. The police haven't arrested even one of the people who assaulted her and now the girl's family believes the men who assaulted her should not be blamed. :angry_smile: < On February 10, Ashwini was beaten and dragged to a police station allegedly by Bajrang Dal activists. Her fault was that she was spotted talking to Saleem, a Muslim bus conductor in Mulki. On February 11, Ashwini commits suicide unable to bear the humiliation. Four days after the violent incident, the Karnataka police has arrested only one in the case that too Saleem, who himself is the victim of the assault. "So far only rape and cause of death charges have been slapped against the accused as per the complaint of Ashwini's mother. As investigation progresses, we will probe other angles," said Sateesh Kumar, SP, Mangalore. A 16-year-old's dreams and future has just been snuffed out. Some questions need to be answered. Why didn't the police arrest even a single person who assaulted Ashwini? Why is the police not considering the statement of the eye-witnesses? Jaya Moolya says those who beat his daughter and dragged her to a police station cannot be held responsible for her death. "Saleem is responsible for my daughter's death. If he was not there, then nobody would have noticed her. Strict action should be taken against him and his license should also be cancelled," said Jaya Moolya, Ashwini's father. While the girl's father blames the young man, the fact remains that she was humiliated in public, something that calls into question the Karnataka government's will to crack down on fringe groups.
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Since USA seems to be the country every Indian looks upto these days I suggest we borrow a leaf from their book and make the Law Right to keep Arms. These cowards behave this way only because they know the hapless kids are not gonna hit back at them. I would love to hear a news when Bajrang Dal, Ram Sena or any such ChewT***a sena attack teenagers and couple of the formers, actually the more the merrier I say, getting their balls blown away!

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India is one nation among the many who emerged from the ruins of the British empire capable of claiming the mantle of modernity. This is not because Indians are superior to their neighbours, but because the idea of India is better. Democracy, secularism, equality and freedom are an Indian's non-negotiable birthright. There is only one serious weakness: poverty has to be reduced at a much faster rate than the growth in prosperity. As long as we are burdened with this wretched malaise called poverty, we cannot call ourselves a modern nation. Economic equality is a fantasy; but an equitable distribution of national wealth is a compulsion. A civilised nation cannot divide its people by a hunger line. Citizens must live in various categories of a comfort zone, and the most basic comfort is a full stomach. Freedom is incomplete without freedom from hunger. The poor are never unreasonable. They do not believe that there is any magic wand that can suddenly make them wealthy. But they have every right to economic justice. When they find India rising, but they are not rising along with their country, there is envy and anger. The young men who become the club-wielders of socially regressive organisations are motivated by more than one reason, but a principal cause is denial of the liberties and pleasures that a disposable income brings. They may not realise it, but they want what they seek to destroy. It is a familiar paradox.
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