Time to shut hate factories
The case of Gauri Lankesh’s assassination has reached the most crucial stage with the arrest of the main accused. SIT officers arrested and have taken a person called Parashuram Vaghmore into their custody for 14 days.
Many organisations were quick to disassociate themselves from this fellow in question. History is witness to the fact that soon after Mahatma Gandhi was murdered, RSS distanced itself from Nathuram Godse. But the fact that Nathuram was the byproduct of RSS ideology, was obvious as the daylight both then and now. The extremist activities of saffron brigade is not a secret anymore. A team of highly efficient officers led by Hemant Karkare had exposed this network many years ago. But the whole team was killed in a mysterious way few years ago in a major incident. The masterminds behind Malegaon blast, Sanjhota express and other incidents are most evidently saffron brigade. But the governments have not been able to ban them. As a result of that, these extremist organisations have openly come out on streets engaged in anti-national activities.
When one observes the case of Parashuram Vaghmore, it is evident that he has anti-humanity and anti-national thoughts in his head, going much beyond the Sangh preachings. He and his friends had tried starting a communal clash by hoisting Pakistan flag in Sindagi. He wanted to create disturbances on the very land he stood, and he had said he could stoop to any level to adhere to his ideology. If this organization was identified and banned right at the beginning, may be Gauri could have been saved today. The weaknesses of our legal system has allowed a person like Pramod Muthalik who spews venom in the name of Hindtuva to grow into a leader. He should have been banished from the state when his mates Jambagi and others allegedly threw explosives into the court premises. He had openly said “we would engage in creating suicide troupes as well” in a press conference. That should have been a wakeup call. But, the govt in Goa is of BJP. If Mutahlik is a Hindu leader, why would he be banned? Other Hindu outfits would have ensured this ban was lifted no sooner it was placed. But the BJP government has kept him at an arm’s distance. If BJP can take this tough stance. He is dangerous for the state for sure. With Karnataka being his home town, the state does not perceive any threat from him? Why does our legal system not understand this? Or, are they pretending to not see the point?
All the organisations in contact with Mutahlik are engaged in anti-national activities. His role is evident in many blast cases too. There are apprehensions about his role in Goa blasts as well and hence the govt in Goa has kept an eye on him. If he is ever allowed to speak publicly, Goa govt foresees a major threat from him to their main economic activity getting hit. But Karnataka is yet to show that grit to ban him from addressing rallies. The state for him is a spittoon. He is a freeman here. This soft stance has encouraged the radical organisations to run training camps for extremists. Normally the terrorists or Naxals, and extremists from Pakistan or Afghanistan own up the unrest they cause or the gruesome incidents they create. But these organisations do not have that courage too. They executed Malegaon and Mecca Masjid explosions to shift the blame to muslims to start an incident of unrest. They have placed pig heads at the prayer places of Muslims , hoping to start a new fight in their surroundings. Their lone agenda is not just to create hatred and spread fear, they want to deepen the fissures between human beings in this country. They would want to have their agenda fulfilled by creating anarchy in this nation. They are well aware of the legal loopholes they can use to prevent themselves from the hands of others.
At least now the governments should think of banning these organisations. The leaders of these organisations must be banished. Just by catching a handful of people to arrest in connection with Gauri and Dhabolkar deaths, this problem does not get solved. If these factories of hatred are not shut off, these organisations have the capacity to shut down the democracy of this country.
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Axar shifts focus to next IPL after KKR all but end DC's campaign
New Delhi (PTI): A beleaguered Axar Patel admitted that both his team's batters and bowlers let the side down after Delhi Capitals suffered a humiliating eight-wicket defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders, virtually ending their IPL 2026 playoff hopes, while indicating the team had already begun looking ahead to the next season.
DC endured a miserable outing at home, managing only 142/8, which Kolkata Knight Riders chased down in just 14.2 overs, powered by a blistering unbeaten 100 from Finn Allen and his destructive stand with Cameron Green (33 not out) as the visitors tore apart the bowling attack.
With just eight points from 11 matches, DC are eighth on the table, while KKR revived their playoff hopes with a resurgent run, moving to seventh with nine points from 10 outings, though their road to the knockouts still remains difficult.
"For now, we'll go back and think about the mistakes we made. After that, obviously there's still a long journey ahead and next year will come too. So we'll think about what plans we can make for next year and what approach we should take," said Axar after the match.
"Based on that, we can also look at the players sitting on the bench and decide who can be given opportunities and what changes we can make," he added, hinting at a possible major overhaul next season.
With 200-plus totals becoming the norm this season, 142 was always going to be inadequate, and Axar admitted the score was well below par while also pointing out at poor judgement shown by the spinners while defending the modest total.
"I think the runs were definitely below par and at the same time the spinners made quite a few mistakes. Looking at the way the pitch behaved, I feel the spinners did make errors.
"At the same time, we lost five wickets in two-three overs, and I think that's where the momentum slipped away from us. That's probably something we need to think about because the same thing happened against CSK...we started well, and then suddenly wickets kept falling," he added.
He admitted the solutions to the issues could be found but players need to show the right mindset and character.
"See, you can't solve it in a complicated way. So, I think it's more about applying the right mindset. Even if you lose one or two wickets, you can still spend time at the crease and play through it. I think that's what needs to be applied, when wickets are falling in clusters, you need to absorb the pressure for an over or two," opined Axar.
KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane was pleased to see a struggling Finn Allen finally rediscover his touch with the bat.
"I'm really happy for Finn Allen. He was struggling first four or five games, working really hard, but the way he batted tonight was fantastic. But I want to praise our bowlers again.
"We did well because of them. And they've been doing it so well consistently, especially those middle overs and the death overs. Our spinners, Sunil Narine, Varun (Chakravarthy) and Anukul Roy, have been fantastic," he said.
"Fielding-wise, yes, we are working really hard. Our fielding coach has been really strict with us. And that's what has been helping us. The result which you've been seeing about the catches and the ground fielding, credit goes to our fielding coach as well," he added.
