Many news made headlines today but I shall touch upon just the two of them as I have a lot of queries on them.
1. Arnab Goswami Taken into Custody
The chief executive editor of the Republic News Channel was taken into custody, early in the morning at 6, in Bombay. The Bombay Police Commissioner Parambir Singh, with the blessings of the Maharashtra government and the ruling political powers viz. Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP seem to have pulled off this stunt that would have far reaching ramifications.
The arrest of Arnab Goswami is the culmination of the relentless crusades he had undertaken over the past few months like the Palghar killings, establishing the police-announced-suicides of Sushant Singh Rajput, Disha Salian as murders resulting in the cases being handed over to the CBI for further investigation, the drug abuse in Bollywood and certain regional film industries and had, consequently, made many influential people in high places run for cover!
He, therefore needed to be fixed nice and proper and I believe, he has been charged by the Bombay Police as being involved in an abetment to suicide case of 2018.
What the Maharashtra government has done in using state machinery to muzzle the free press in this country needs condemnation and immediate rollback. The common people are already on the streets, questioning this sinister move and are clamouring for an immediate action. The court raising a suo moto case on the arrest and have the journalist released could be an option or the Home Ministry of the union government issuing necessary directives to the Maharashtra government to free Arnab Goswami.
An early release of the journalist is a must. And what does one say about the rest of the channels who've decided to keep quiet on the entire issue? It's really a dog-eats-dog situation! Ugh!!
2. The Delay in the Results of the American Presidential Election.
The just concluded American Presidential election, yesterday, is yet to throw up a clear winner as both the candidates have approached the court, citing irregularities in the voting as well as counting procedures. The following factors are discernible and of course, must admit that these are personal observations from a layman's viewpoint:-
* This election has been all about Trump vs the rest - disgruntled Republicans, his party men who hate him, the former Presidents Clinton, Obama and even Bush endorsing their support for Biden and the entire media * The media had whipped up a complete endorsement of the Biden candidature by the African Americans, which turned out to be a false call * The media predicting a highly-inflated, sweeping Biden victory * Trump's core constituency has hardly been dented, in fact, they have shown it by getting out to vote in droves * Biden's choice of Kamala Harris as his VP candidate does not seem to have attracted enough voters.
I appreciate President Trump's ability to put up a good show, thus far, despite all the constraints cited above.
It's my fond hope that all misgivings are removed and the winner is announced at the earliest!
Tailpiece.
Got up at 6, the chores and was ready by a half past 9. The usual Wednesday 'aarathi' was carried out around 0800 hrs.
Kittu, the friendly cat, was not seen around lunchtime. Wonder where he has gone? Hope he's out of harm's way!
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