MPLADS, its suspension, and why it must go
There are five reasons why the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme must be abolished All Opposition parties have been unanimous in their…
Writing
Columns, essays and commentary by Professor Chhokar.
2020
Why the Solicitor General Is Wrong to Call for PILs to Be Scrapped
Tushar Mehta’s remarks calling public interest litigations “self-employment generating petitions” sound like a complete and summary rejection of the concept and reek of contempt.…
सांसद निधि से नुकसान ज्यादा
SC on criminal candidates: Should it be questioning political parties on their selection?
The status of NOTA
The phrase ‘criminalisation of politics’ entered the Indian lexicon in 1993 when it was used by the Vohra Committee which had been set up…
2019
The Bias Against Muslims in the CAA-NRC Fulfils a Promise the BJP Made in 1996
The impulse stems from the party’s obsessive belief that Hindus in India are under some sort of demographic siege by Muslims from within and…
My name is Bond, Electoral Bond
The heading of my column is, obviously, an adaptation of a famous sentence written by Ian Fleming, creator of the iconic spy, James Bond.…
चुनावी प्रक्रिया में ठोस सुधार किए बिना महिलाओं के विरुद्ध जघन्य अपराध खत्म करना संभव नहीं
हैदराबाद में एक पशु चिकित्सक युवती के साथ सामूहिक दुष्कर्म और उसकी हत्या कर उसके शव को जलाने की जो नृशंस घटना घटी उससे…
The Hypocrisy of Politicians’ Outrage Over Rape
Three of the members of the Lok Sabha, where shouts to lynch rapists rang loud, have rape charges pending against them. The rape and…