When it comes to courts, netas sing jailhouse rock
Courtroom dramas have always been the stuff of Hindi movie climaxes. In 1950s black and white films, men in black cloaks would bellow haazir ho as an orchestra rose in the background signalling the fate of those in the dock. Questions were raised about andha kanoon and insaaf ka tarazu. Rahul and Sonia Gandhi appeared in court for approximately as long as it takes to say the words ‘Subramanian Swamy’, even though this was the mother of all courtroom dramas.
Of course netas going to court has a long history. In the pre-Independence era, freedom fighters went to court on charges of non-cooperation with colonial laws, now they go on charges of finding Read More
