| No Images? Click here  Providing further proof that bored holes into Narendra Modi government's claim of "normalcy" in Kashmir, lawyers from the state told Huffpost India's Betwa Sharma that Indian authorities were flouting laws by detaining people under grounds that were vague to the point of absurdity. Meanwhile, people on Twitter called out The New York Times for publishing an op-ed by Modi on Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary. Twitter also schooled news agency ANI for claiming the usage of banana leaves as plates was a new phenomenon in Kerala. Also read Ankur Pathak's review of War, starring Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff, if you plan to watch the film. The Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act allows the authorities to detain a person before a crime is committed and hold them without trial for up to one year in cases of public order and two years in cases of national security. However, it does require officials to provide reasons for their detaining someone, furnish the detenu and his family members with the grounds for detentions, and give the detenu an opportunity to challenge his detention.  While it’s ironic that Modi was a long-time member of the RSS, an organisation that was banned after Gandhi’s assassination in 1948, what has riled people even more is the NYT’s decision to give space to Modi to talk about peace even as restrictions are still in place in Kashmir, mobile and internet services remain suspended and reports of human rights violations are being published almost every day.  New to this email? You can sign up here.You can also follow HuffPost India on Flipboard.©2019 HuffPost India | Worldmark 3, FL 3, Aerocity, Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, Delhi 110037 |
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