Akshaya Mishra
The habit of making allegations just for the sake of attracting attention is reprehensible. It leads nowhere. If it’s actually serious about unearthing corruption in high places and exposing the nexus between powerful business interests and politicians or people close to them, Team Kejriwal should take its allegations against Robert Vadra to court. This should be the logical next step for the person making a serious allegation. Otherwise, it becomes a case of `someone’s charge vs someone else’s defence’. This leaves the outsider no wiser about the truth. Also, there’s genuine reason for the party facing the allegations to feel aggrieved and victimised. It is proper that the onus of uncovering the truth lie with those making the charges. The shoot-and-scoot culture creates an environment of suspicion which is not healthy for the democracy at all.read less read more
Anant Rangaswami
For a moment, forget the personality of Arvind Kejriwal; forget the source of the naming and shaming. Imagine that a reputed newspaper or news TV channel is making these allegations. What can ever be wrong with that? If the news outlet is wrong or has been defamatory, action can be taken against it. So can action be taken against Kejriwal for all allegations made by him. Sue him for defamation if you believe you have been defamed; that’s recourse under the law. If it is wrong for Kejriwal to name and shame, it would be wrong for all news outlets to name and shame as well, and we’ll reach a stage where only someone convicted by a court can be named. But remember that the court process begins with an accuser and an accused – the same situation we see with Kejriwal. Let him carry on with his claims – and take action against him if you dare. Not only do I agree with what Kejriwal is doing, I’ll go further – we need more Kejriwals, making more accusations at more people.read less read more
