[Reader-list] All Hindu-Muslim love marriages under probe

[anupam chakravartty]

Dear all,

This news report looks like an extention of the press note for BJP supplied
to the news agency in which State CID was made the scapegoat. The exact
statement by the CID cheif: "We are still to receive the order. The first
thing we will have to do is to check whether such an inquiry is in
consonance with the CID manual. If not, we will inform the
government about the norms. If the government persists, we will decide on
how to carry out these investigations."

Raut's statement could mean anything. "I will initiate enquiry into this,"
My question to news reporter: Enquiry into what???

As my sources have said, there was rejoinder sent to this newspaper for
publishing this report in which Maharasthra State CID has said that no such
thing was discussed.

-thanks Anupam

On 7/5/09, Rakesh Iyer <rakesh.rnbdj at gmail.com> wrote:

> This is an absolutely atrocious move, particularly as our democracy is
> supposed to be liberal, and in any case laws are supposed to protect
> people.
> Nobody has given the right to the state to regulate the life of the people
> when there is no threat to others. And if there are any marriages under
> pressure, they can anyway be brought under existing laws.
>
> Ironically, if a Hindu boy were to marry a Muslim girl, the BJP would have
> no issues with it. And we know the reasons about it.
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