Kejriwal Jail Act raises question on role of Indian Judiciary & Corrupt media
The way Indian media is promoting their news and shows naming as Drama or Nautanki is not only unethical, but it proves the notorious role of Indian media too. The reason is clear – Arvind Kejriwal told before election – “If we come to power, all paid media must have to go to jail.” After that, corporate driven Indian media jumped to defame Kejriwal and continued their notoriety hiding all the facts.
Yes, we can accept that the acts of Arvind Kejriwal are first definitely questionable whether he is genuine or not. But the way he has been put behind bars indeed puts a question mark on Indian Judicial system in broader context.
Arvind Kejriwal is put behind the bars because Nitin Gadkari filed a defamation charge against him – Kejriwal had accused Gadkari of corruption several months ago. The Timing of the Arrest itself is questionable as this happened as soon as the National Polls results declared BJP as the new power horse of Delhi. The defamation filed was several months ago, but till the time Kejriwal was the CM of Delhi or he was contesting Modi in Varanasi, there was no much movement of the case. But as soon as Gadkari and BJP comes to power, Kejriwal is put behind bars. But Gadkari was exempted to appear in court. In trial of a defamation case – is it mandatory for accused and plaintiff to appear in court in every hearing! If not for the plaintiff, then why? It should be a debate. Moreover, in defamation case, the plaintiff needs to prove what is his fame and how he is defamed. So, what is Gadkari’s fame? This also leads towards another controversy and debate. The Gadkari defamation case raises the question on whether the Judiciary acts only as per the directions of the power honker.
It is really questionable that why a bail bond should be mandatory in a defamation case! Earlier too such happened to Arvind Kejriwal where Kejriwal was released on his personal assurance of appearing in court. But this time judge’s role raised questions.
Most importantly, today Kejriwal is jailed and all national media playing their notorious game by naming Arvind Kejriwal’s act as Drama or Nautanki. No one should forget what other political leaders said defamatory about Arvind Kejriwal. Lets have a look:
“Arvind Kejriwal is a Pakistani Agent”- said Narendra Modi before Lok Sabha Election 2014.
“Arvind Kejriwal is an item girl'” – Uddhab Thakre said before Lok Sabha Election 2014.
Who is defamed?
Arvind Kejriwal did try to do a Gandhi by refusing to pay a meagre of amount of Rs 10,000 as he claimed to stand up to his principles. While we can mock him for avoiding the easy route of escape, it is also true that the law itself (in this case) seems to be a bit odd. In such defamation case, the complainant can just file a charge and sit and relax at home because the accused has to bear all the trouble even before there is justice delivered. There is no reason why a bail security has to be paid if someone is not yet guilty.
The law of the Land, most of it introduced by the British even before the birth of Arvind Kejriwal, most of you and I were born is getting torn and weary. Just because change management in a difficult job, all the laws still remain. It is time we indeed demanded true and developed Swaraj.
But only time will tell if it would be Kejriwal’s unfathomable antics or Modi’s iron speeches that will bring any change and modernization. We can only hope.
Update: Due to words altering by mistake – many people confused about the appearance issue. It was just a technical problem – that deleted 5 lines from the report.
Times of Assam seeks apology from its readers for this mistake.
Clarification: Some people are posting bias against Times of Assam that we are paid by Kejriwal to write this news/report. For those people, we throw the same question – Come with evidence that Kejriwal or any of his fellow paid us, then claim we are paid. The same way you are saying with nonsense and abusive words against Kejriwal that he should prove instead of alleging. Just have some deep look on our news, reports and articles. They will see that we have slammed even Kejriwal too. Have guts to digest logic?
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A very beautifully brought out article, and really thought provoking. It sets our mind thinking and we must have a national debate and start the judicial reforms and something to do with the accountability of the media too.
We have nothing against the media per sey. while reporting some news may turn out to be incorrect etc, that is ok, and fair enough, but blatantly distort the news and project it to harm some one is not the purpose of news channels.
well said. wish the nation had more kejriwal so that they could bring some sense in the otherwise nonsensical antics of the powers-be who hold the reins of four pillars of Indian democracy !
I support kejriwal, If he needs a proof agianst modi, He should Directly contact me!
My name is veeral prajapati, I am gujrati OBC person and i know the truth that goes on in Gujrat
Email id: viral.prajapati.1993@gmail.com
Good Viral……India needs activists like you that would dismantle the Virus of Corruption.
Dear Sh Viral ji,
Everybody is shouting modi modi.
But it is time to strengthen the hands of truth power.
I read your offer to kejriwal :
But there is no way to reach kejriwal.
But if you give your phone no. etc. i will try through a supporter of kejriwal in delhi. to reach him.
Thanks and regards
Ashok gupta
richmond.intel@gmail.com
I wanted to Sue Narendra modi, but Indian Judiciary is very expensive, and this will go on even after because people of India are corrupt and they wont let this corruption end!!!!!!
judicial reforms are a must here — there are many instances , where if a petty thief is not able to furnish a bail bond he has been kept in jail for several years , whereas his punishment may have been just a few months for that crime if convicted
Its amazing article..
Nice article sir,Media lost its credibility
Make sense.
It seems that media is now playing in hands of some corporate and no politician seems to be making efforts towards making Media free or corporations and government.
All of us appreciate that only people with bright knowledge base only holds the position of editors in any channel. It is the educated lot’s responsibility changing the faulty system in Judicial or in general but due to India’s curse this knowledge base is being wasted to ruin the system further.
Kuch toh Karna chahiye varna yeh desh tabah ho jayega
its was really weird why evrry one just pranking on kejri but the real fact is gadkari could be involved in corruption
if i was putted in jail jus for not paying it would have been real shame
In case anyone was interested in understanding why the private agenda setting elite media acts the way it has in the coverage of Mr Kejriwal’s imprisonment, and the assisted derision of the AAP and Mr Kejriwal, they should read about “the Propaganda Model”, which is an institutional analysis of the media in a modern democratic society, done my Noam Chomsky and Edward S. Herman in their book “Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media” (1988). India may still largely be feudal, yet the pockets that are influenced by the AAP are mostly democratic.
There is also a documentary film that explains the Propaganda Model and also “the Political Economy of Human Rights”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO51ahW9JlE
There is a news story run by the Al jazeera News Network during the Indian Election 2014, which would make complete sense after watching the documentary. I would urge you to watch this as well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBhNXTO4wi8
Tanmay, that’s very apt of you to post the video. Thanks.
Thank you so much for this wonderful article. This is unbiased media.Keep it up
definitely lots of hard work is to be done to come out of this mess and lot of people like you needed to race there voice to get a good and fair system in India
Time Of Assam, Thanks for keeping the ethical journalism alive!
This is what I call neutral. all facts,good analysis and no nautanki. The nautanki is done by media not kejriwal. Media is doing nautanki of chaaploosi
These type ofarticle help us to believe in our intellect when the media the fourth pillar is not with truth
Yes this is true and can be observed that media in India is not doing duty with honesty.most of news channel were biased to Modi and BJP
I am proud about facts by TOA
AGREE WD YOUR PROTEST BUT DONT FORGET THAT OUR MEDIA IS VERY WICKED THEY FORGOT CONGRESS IMMEDIETALY NOT EVEN RAJIV GANDHIS MARTDOM DAY WAS SHOWN BY THEM ON ANY CHANNEL TO MAKEMODI HAPPY THEY R CLEVER THEY WANT PUBLIC SHOULD REMEMBER N SEA THEM ONLY SO YOU ALSO GIVE THEM THE SAME WAY WE ARE INTALLEGENT TO HANDEL SUCH A SITUATION I SINCERLY STAND BY AAP JAI HIND
I just want to add that the ‘meagre’ amount of 10,000 is actually half the annual income of about 22.3 percent of the people. Most people fail to get bail because they can’t get that kind of money.
Excellent essay on how our rules and system still continue to be Colonial who had d only intent to loot and repress Indians. And same draconian rules and systems continue to protect corrupt and harass honest. A revolution in this context is long overdue but can’t expect dat to come from the current corrupt parties. Sad time for Indians in an Independent India
Liked the article so much..
man this writer and this site,has the courage to write the facts… stand for truth even if u stand alone… at least some sense prevails to the readers…. some media houses stoop too low to defame him but the moral stand of these media corporates are exposed,,, what is the difference b/w mafia and these corporate media…
Finally, a media has thrown thought provoking article for which TOI must be congratulated,Commendable analysis.
We all knew that Arvind kejriwal is right to protest with logic,He is the most honest politician,thinker of our time.Salute Arvind Kejriwal for his courage to fight the mighty….
It is NOT TOI, it is By- Times of Assam(TOA). “Times of” Doesn’t Mean both are Under SAME Management.
Times of Assam, Thanks you so much for this fantastic articles, the kind of Quality of article is very rare to found in these days….
Beautiful article shows the black side of the Media other side of media/ poltician and corporate house nexus and especially some tv channel 24×7 news channels outright support to politticans is clear by reading this news . Nitin Gadcari is no Gandhi everybody knows that and it and PM Mr.Modi can do all things under the heavens
Whatever written here in this article is very much true. This attitude must end. It is enough.
It is not TOI but TOA . Imagine TOI writing such a piece !
Some sensible words amidst all the hype . Even Jawaharlal Nehru has been forgotten on this 50th Anniversary except for uncharitable remarks on him by hordes of cyber mercenaries.
Times of Assam + Kejriwal = 24 Ct. gold
A very good and unbiased article.I appreciate your support to truth, I support the bold attitude of Arvind Kejriwal, as he did not accept the wrong of judiciary.
FOR JIDICIAL THE BIGGEST HIMALAYAN OBSTACLES ARE PERSONS GOVERNING JUDICIARIES I.E. PERAONS IN INDIAN COURT OF LAW. I AM GIVING ONE LIGHT JOKE ON INDIAN COURT. WISH NO PERSON OF THESE JUDICIARY WILL FILE CASE GAINST ME AS THERE IS NO PERSONAL ATTACK.
ONE PATEL FAMILT STAYING IN MUMBAI HAS RELATIVE GUEST FROM US. ONE DAY GUEST WANTS TO VISIT zOO, BUT PATEL OF MUMBAI WAS HAVING IMPORTANT BUSINESS MEETING AT BALLRS PIER. SO HE DEOVE THE US GUEST TO FOUTAIN CIRCLE TOLD HIM GO STRAIGHT IN SOUTH DIRECTION BY WALKING AND WITHIN FEW MINUTES HE WILL AT ZOO. HE TOLD GUEST TO COME BACK AT SAME SPOT AT 4.00 PM. THEN AT 4.00 PM HE PICKED UP GUEST AT FOUTAIN AND INQUIRED IN CAR ABOUT ZOO. THE US PATEL REPLIED HE HAS SEEN LIVE 18/19TH CENTURY COURT OF LAW. ALL BLACK COAT PERSONS HAVING IN THEIR HANDS FOLDED CASE RECORDS, EVEN TYPE WRITTEN MATERIALS ETC, YOU CAN UNDERSTAND INSTEAD OF ZOO THE US PATEL WENT INTO iNDIAN COURT OF LAW. (IN MUMBAI ZOO AND COURT ARE NEARBY)
Been a long time since I read an honest article on this ongoing episode like this one. Media is general is owned by Corporates. And then there are sold lots who post the messages against those articles. Even plain simple logically straight forward conclusions are presented as completely opposite. Due to this, common people are hugely manipulated now. The general elections are now a history !
Generally speaking, have a look at the answer at quora before this article itself become manipulated.
Honest clean media is a dire need of the hour!
http://www.quora.com/Indian-Media/Which-Indian-media-TV-Newspaper-is-the-most-unbiased-report-news-most-accurately#
Although I don’t subscribe to actions taken by Kejriwal and his party which look amateur because of lack of political experience.However, It was totally unfair of the media to call Kejriwal’s not submitting the Bond as drama and him as dramabaaj.It showed the prejudice against him.First there is little logic why in such cases there is a need to give a personal bond or surety even if such procedure exists( I believe it’s discretionary and not mandatory) as the inheritance of colonial mindset still prevalent in the country’s legal procedures even 66 years after British left India. Kejriwal was rightly protesting against this practice but he was mocked at,jeered at by every Tom .Dickens and Harry who were guided more on the perception created by the media than analysing the situation more prudently and logically as the writer of this article has very ably done. It appears that Off late Media appears to be hankering after the blood of Kejriwal for he dared to speak against them.
A man leaves his cushy job, lives simple, thinks & acts for public good, associates himself strongly with RTI and Jan lok pal movement, joins politics with an intent only to cleanse it from within & tries to make an effort. Many of us may hold a view that AK made mistakes but then it is a matter of perception. I do remember all AAP ministers were so seriously & dedicated engrossed in pursuing welfare of Delhites in whatever small time they got to govern. How can we forget Manish Sisodia visiting night shelters till late hours every night when it was so unbearable cold outside. Similarly, for the health minister of the time, I had not seen such commitment & feeling for the poor from the politicians earlier. If you take it positively, tell me as to what wrong Som Nath Bharti did ! He fought against the nuisance that people of his constituency faced everyday for years. In the face of the fact that police wouldn’t & didn’t act, Bharti went a little overboard and got carried away. But all along he had public good at heart. AK had to come out on streets for police inaction. He spent a night in extremely cold weather and to make a show of it. Can any one of us do it ! I do not know as to why we all and in particular our (so called paid) media is busy only finding faults in whatever AK and AAP members do. Overall, one feels sad when media consciously sides with the evil.
My question is, why our judiciary is in favour of those people who are close to power? Defamation case was filed long back against Kejriwal but he was arrested when BJP came in power. Here question arises on our Judiciary system too.
Good eloquent writeup. Carry on such more fearless thoughts..I believe what has been done-cannot be undone (elections 2014)-what remains is that we reflect what went wrong, how the Nation was duped, and what should have been done,but wasnt done.Kejriwal may be nice and honest-but he must be eloquent.He must learn to express his opinions before his actions, not like a lightning and then thunder.(well thats how Indian democracy works!!)
Rhetorics of politics are similar to the ubiquitous stage acts of Sita Haran and likes-more drama & less action. Aam Aadmi is like that only.
BJP repotedly spent over 4500cr this time,naturally PAID NEWS is a reality,we cannot wish away.
(Im puzzled why Arnab didnt make it to the cabinet ministry this time)
atleast some one in media has courage to speak the truth. excellent job. keep it up
Defarmation law:
India having very week defarmation law.
If he spoken anything false or bad he should be behind bar for atleast 7 YEARS.
Kejriwal has no respect for Judiciary. The writer of the article might be very happy for writing, But people wont belief such article. Because of the behaviour of Kejri all the founders of AAP are slowly leaving the party. Pl wait for another couple of months u will definitely hear that Kejriwal leaves AAP along with Manish and Gopal rai.
nice article.
very good keep it up . I like the people like you .you got the courage to speak truth
thanks
The role played by by electronic media is biased and dangerous for democracy. But still one has to cope with this menace.
Ok u may be right in questioning the outdated rules….but its no use going to jail instead of paying for that bond…. kejriwal lost a good opurtunity to change the rules by resigning as a cm…..u have to bring a change being part of the system not from being away from it…..
Thank you for a refreshing article for a change
Nicely Written Unbiased Article, good to know alteast there are some “Unpaid” writers.
excellent !
As per press, Gadkari supplied false info to the ROC. Is that not perjury?
Good to read the other side of the story, when all mainstream media labeled the whole story as drama and Rajdeep and Arnab choose to call it nautanki rather than looking both sides of the story. In India corruption is accepted, but questioning establishment is not
Superbly analysed and presented clear picture of the incidences…
I salute Times of Assam. I am fan of this newspaper. But keep it up always!!! See you said something against the system/ power party then you had to define on paid media, etc. But other newspaper when were publishing modi modi, noone said so since we all know that was paid media 101%. People were made fool off. I now hate living in India.
thanks for putting forth the true views of each n every un-corrupt indian … Tears come out of my eyes every time i see media abusing Arvind Kejriwal for absolutely no reason … Hats of Times of Assam!!!
All this that you have written is fine. It maybe your opinion on the issue. But you must understand that firstly there is a procedure to be followed in law which has been prescribed by it. Furnishing a bail bond isn’t a big deal but making a big deal out of it is what is appalling. Arvind Kejriwal has lost all credibility, it is clear from what has happened in the Lok Sabha polls and recently the AAP party members resigning stating reasons like the party needs to reinvent itself.
There are no heroics in writing articles like these. I voted for AAP in the Delhi Assembly elections hoping that this man would turn out true to his word. He did not. HE FAILED AN ENTIRE CITY of hopefuls. HE went for greed. the Lok Sabha elections, without proving that he and his party had it in them to run a city. Everything that they did in the 49 days is now null and void. There were many other reasons he should have held on for but he chose not to. Played with emotions and sentiments of the many who voted for him. He now apologizes for it.
As far as comments against Kejriwal are concerned he can file a defamation suit against all those who have passed such comments.
He has completely let down the people of this city and they are disgruntled and all those people who voted for him. That is all that there is to this. The rest is not important.
Well done Times Of Assam !! In a way, TOA & AAP are working towards the same goal…Bringing Change. More of such un-biased articles from TOA and some thoughtful acts by AAP should do the trick.
great article. I am proud of times of assam.
If some body saying that your’s is paid news/report. Then why are you asking them to come with proof. Instead, why don’t you file defamation case against those people. As you are referring to this Nitin Gatkari / Kejriwal case, you can file defamation case and sit and relax.
Its a wonderfully written article to bring the facts to the open. I salute your efforts. Pls continue with such efforts, otherwise there will be no future for honest people entering into politics.
Excellent!!! Well written and reasoned article. Thank you.
Where corruption will end I don’t know but I will support him till end.
Well Spoken Media should be fearless and non-biased like you have done now. Congrats
A breath of fresh air in journalism. I had stopped reading every word of the article. Would just guess what the article would be. Thanks. Keep it up.
Wonderful article. TOA has guts and I salute your clean journalism. 95% of the media is on sale in India.
Very nice Article, I appreciate the neutral thoughts
Yes,I agree with TOA.
Good Article. this is what expected from Media. Keep posting true and real Picture of India. no matter is in favour of individual or against the individual. else Media will loose his credibility. all political party and corporate sponsor media wants to delete AAP and his principle so that they enjoy their Freedom..!
I definitely agree with TOA. In fact, I would also like to draw your attention to the so called “inflation” of which BJP took advantage during Delhi Assembly polls. The day results were declared, prices of all the vegetables were brought to half. Was this a miracle by the BJP gurus or mere hoarding till the declaration of results! Well what so ever.. I’m pretty sure this government won’t be able to complete is term even!
Modi is just a reader of pre-written speeches who can’t even give replies to the countrymen if asked spontaneously..
Moreover 500 crores that BJP spent for its publicity will be needed to recovered. I’m just getting ready to bear that hole in my pocket..so should my country fellows.
Even now after elections BJP is so much afraid of AAP that they would do anything to harm him.
The truth is nation building can’t be the task of just one person which kejri understands very well whereas modi is still trying to keep his blind followers in dark that he will do all the task himself and they just need to go and sit.
Good and right clarification by TOA. We should not expect any change of British Raj Laws. These were made for people in ‘Power ‘. Why should we think that the people in ‘Power’ now will commit a blunder to change .
Unbiased article. I am in chennai and also the supporter of AK’s principle. Modestly I really like the way you approve the coments. When AK/s daugher was appearing for IIT jee exam, AK was in jail. This also other termed it as drama and AK wantedly doing it for his publicity. Which father would prefer to be in jail.
See now, you are a media and you are publishing how media is behaving. How can it be a drama and when some people say it is drama, they lack sense and i really pity their ignorance. Here I want to emphasis that every comment which comes from public has a process like how you approve, I think that most of us would come in favour of honest politician. I wish your media a great future with values what you preserve. If wish other social medias follows your principles for posting comments and expressing their views.
– Rangaswamy Gopal