India : After the arrival of the Modi government, questions have been raised on the roles of the media for a long time. The media has been called the fourth pillar of democracy and it has a great responsibility in the democratic constitution. It must be questioned whether he has neglected his duty. In the recent case, former Supreme Court Justice Corin Joseph targeted the media saying that it has failed to protect democracy, constitution and truth.
According to media reports, Justice (retired) Joseph said that no one gets the bold and true version of the facts and the biggest blow to democracy is that the fourth pillar has made the country vulnerable to degradation.
Addressing a seminar organized by the Center for Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) yesterday, he said, 'Before the conference, we discussed many things, but whatever we discussed, what did we do? We read them in any media, do we read them digitally? Barring some private institutions, do we see it in any electronic media?
According to The Wire, he called for the protection of whistleblowers, calling them the 'fifth pillar'. Justice Joseph said, 'We do not find a bold, true version of the facts that have emerged. The biggest blow to democracy is that the fourth pillar has let the country down. Forget the first three pillars. The fourth pillar is the media and it has failed to protect democracy - it has failed to protect the constitution. He has failed to defend the truth.
India : Students protest against suspension of Muslim teachers on charges of conversion
After the arrival of the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Rajasthan, only Muslims are the target of the agenda under which the government is working. A new twist in the case of Muslim teachers who were suspended on the charge of conversion in a school in Rajasthan. Now the students of the school have started protesting against the suspension of the teachers. The students say that these teachers have been suspended due to a baseless complaint by some Hindu extremist organizations.
According to the report of India to Kill, the state education minister of Dilawar in Kota district has taken this action under the pressure of Hindutva organizations. However, this action is being opposed by the students.
According to the report, action was ordered against the teachers posted at the Government Senior Secondary School of Khajuri Udpur village in Sangod block of Kota district when the local fundamentalist Hindu organization Sarva Hindu Samaj submitted a memorandum to Education Minister Dilawar in a public hearing programme. Submitted. On Saturday, the students of Government Higher Secondary School Khajuri Udpur protested by blocking the Sangod Jhalwar road demanding the reinstatement of the suspended teachers in the school. Officers then swung into action and DSP, SHO, Tehsildar, Chief District Education Officer, CBEO came and explained to the protestors.
It is to be mentioned that on Thursday, Ustad Feroze Khan and physical teacher Mirza Mujahid Khan of Ramvi Khajuri Udpur were suspended and transferred to their headquarters in Bikaner after a complaint of indulging in unethical activities.
Teacher Shabana was suspended the next day. Infuriated by this, many students did not attend the Saturday Rosary School prayer program and stayed outside.
Alleging discriminatory action on the complaint of the villagers. The students started a protest demanding the cancellation of the suspension of these teachers and their reinstatement in the school. Seeing the demonstration of the students, the parents also arrived. The principal asked the parents to explain but they did not agree. Later they blocked the Sangod-Jhalawan road.
They presented their demands by giving a memorandum to the Tehsildar. He alleged that some people and organizations of the village had complained about the involvement of the school teachers in unethical activities.
The students alleged that some people in the village wanted to end the educational activities. The suspension of teacher Feroze Khan and physical teacher Mujahid Khan of this school should be terminated and they should be reinstated.
The students say that teacher Shabana has joined the school recently, what is her fault. The students have warned that if their demands are not accepted, violent demonstrations will be held.
It should be noted that the action of suspension against the Muslim teachers has been done on the complaint of the members of some extremist Hindu organizations. They had complained about the involvement of the school teachers in immoral activities and demanded the removal of the Muslim teachers.