Goons and murderers represent the country!
‘Violence in the name of Gau Raksha is intolerable!’ ‘States must ensure these incidents do not occur.’ ‘Do not link religion with the victims of such crimes’
The very next day after the Supreme Court said made these significant comments, a union minister has publicly felicitated a person accused of lynching another person, using the cover of Gau Raksha. Forget about protecting the country against violence in the name of Gau Raksha, the government itself is openly supporting them for whatever their worth. Do the words of Supreme Court even matter here? The act of this minister, is much like the mockery of all that SC said so far against Gau Raksha. Or, the government and Supreme Court are hand-in-glove with each other, while offering tacit support to the criminals to continue with their act of killing people.
A person was lynched in Jharkhand for carrying beef in his car. This was an act of communal violence because the person wasn’t carrying ANY meat in his car, let alone beef. The eight persons who did him to death, have a host of criminal cases riding on them. Totally 12 people have been accused of killing this person and 11 have been convicted for their crimes. Now eight of the accused have been released on bail by Jharkhand court. All the accused have been felicitated by union minister Jayant Sinha. And none of the other ministers have found this act objectionable, thus offering their indirect support to the act. Jayant Sinha is the son of Yashwant Sinha. And he has not hesitated from showering his appreciation to a lynchmob.
On one hand SC says Gau Rakshaks have to be controlled by the state and on the other, a minister felicitates them. Does this make sense at all? Can the BJP government ever dare to take action against fake Gau Rakshaks when they are shielded by ministers? Only the minister’s father Yashwant Sinha has taken serious objection to this act. The ruling by the SC does not make sense at all at the ground level.
What is the message a minister gives when he garlands a lynchmob fresh after they get out of the jail? If they were achievers such as scientists, writers or thinkers, the society would think they are role models. If a farmer who has achieved great feat at dairy farming and minister achieves them, there is a point in felicitating him. He would be projected as a fit role model for the others to emulate. This would also be a means of inspiration and employee generation for the others.
Today, the steps taken by the central government have been consistently destroying the industries everywhere. And the minister has shown the youth how to be inspiring to others, by way of felicitating a lynch mob. With this, he has shown that Gau Raksha is a way of murdering someone and still be honoured for it. He has sent a very significant message to the youth about where their priorities should be. This way, he has said when one is a Gau Rakshak, all the crimes in normal parlance are considered achievements per se. Earlier, stealing or mugging would be considered terrible offences both socially and legally. People would ostracized if they involved themselves in those crimes. Politicians would keep them at an arm’s length. But today, these aspects are considered as major achievements.
The politicians would love to have them close to themselves unmindful of the implications this would have on their social image. The act of minister could have been ignored if the accused were cleared of their charges after a trail. But that is not to be. A political party has publicized that people from particular crime background are members of their own party. So, what’s the point in SC stating the victims shouldn’t be seen as those from one particular religion.
The only agenda of Gau Rakshaks is to create fear in the minds of people from a particular community and ensure minds are flared when they want to whip up violence. And a particular political party is the beneficiary of all this fear being played up. Hence the minister has been open enough to felicitate the accused so openly.
If the SC is indeed serious about controlling crime, it has to first ensure the message reaches the central government first. It has to direct the central government to put a check on such incidents, making it an equal partner in perpetuation of the crime. And the court should take steps to ban the Gau Raksha outfits. Else, soon enough, this country may be a sitting duck for murders, lynching and mugging for its main culture and this would happen sooner than we all can even realize!
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Trump arrives in China for talks with Xi
Beijing (PTI): US President Donald Trump arrived in China on Wednesday for a three-day state visit during which he will discuss a host of global issues, including the Iran war, with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Trump, who is visiting China at the invitation of President Xi, was received by Chinese Vice President Han Zheng at the airport.
The leaders of the world's two largest economies will hold their seventh face-to-face talks. They last met face-to-face in October 2025 in Busan, South Korea.
The US President arrived in China on his second visit in nine years to clinch a trade deal, to end the frictions over tariffs that affected its over USD 525 billion exports to the US.
Trump, who is accompanied by top CEOs, was the last US president to visit China in 2017, during his first term.
President Trump would have a bilateral meeting with Xi on Thursday, US Principal Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly said on Sunday.
The two leaders will meet again on Friday for a bilateral tea and working lunch, she said, adding that the US plans to host the Chinese leader for a reciprocal visit later this year.
Ahead of Trump's arrival, Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng and Scott Bessent completed the final round of trade negotiations in South Korea, details of which are not known.
The talks focused on trade and tariffs, Artificial Intelligence and technology, Taiwan and US' arms sales to Taipei, Iran and West Asia security and rare earths and supply chains.
Trump's schedule included a visit to the Temple of Heaven, a complex of imperial temples where emperors would pray for a good harvest.
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Ahead of his departure for Beijing, Trump told the media in Washington he would be talking with Xi about trade more than anything else.
He plans to sign more deals with China to buy more American food and aircraft. The two countries also plan to set up a Board of Trade with China to address differences between the countries.
From a trade point of view, China looks to reap a rich harvest as Trump is accompanied by top CEOs of US multinational giants, including Tesla chief Elon Musk and Apple CEO Tim Cook, who have well-entrenched business in China.
Apple has regained the top spot in China's competitive smartphone market as of early 2026, driven by a 28 per cent surge in iPhone shipments.
In April, Tesla's China-made vehicle sales (including exports) reached 79,478, a 36 per cent year-over-year increase, signalling a production rebound.
The top US business leaders will be allowed to mingle with their Chinese counterparts at an exclusive international business club, according to Chinese officials.
The global focus on the summit, however, would be on any possible outcome that could end the US-Israeli-Iran war and end the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Ahead of Trump's visit, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi made his first visit to Beijing after the war and held talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
The US watched his visit closely as China is the largest importer of Iranian oil and shares strategic defence ties with Tehran, and has considerable influence over Iran.
After talks with Araghchi, Wang called on Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as soon as possible, even as it appreciated Tehran's commitment not to develop nuclear weapons, a prime demand of Trump to end the war.
Commenting on Wang-Araghchi talks, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, "I hope the Chinese tell him what he needs to be told. And that is what you are doing in the Strait, which is causing you to be globally isolated. You're the bad guy in this."
China's anxieties over the Gulf war increased, especially after Trump imposed a blockade of Iranian ports, restricting Iran's oil exports to China.
Bert Hoffman, former World Bank country director for China, said China wants the Iran war to end because it has many partners in the region, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Kuwait. "So they don't like to see wars, they like to have stability," he said.
In its editorial on Trump's visit, state-run Global Times said Xi has held multiple telephone conversations and meetings with him, which have helped correct the course of the bilateral relationship and steer it clear of hidden dangers at critical moments.
For China-US relations to truly stabilise and improve in the future, the most fundamental step is to fully and faithfully implement the important consensus reached by both leaders, it said.
From China's point of view, the Taiwan issue was expected to figure prominently in the talks.
Last week, China's Foreign Minister Wang told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during their telephone talks, that the US should make the right choice about the self-ruled Taiwan.
China claims Taiwan as part of its own and has been ramping up military pressure on the island with periodic military drills around the island.
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