Dehradun, Jan. 10 -- It is all very well for the opposition parties to demand that the Modi Government abide by the Constitution, but what happens in the states that they control? The most recent example of their duplicity is the manner in which Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee carried out a Trump like extraction from the site of an ED raid in Kolkata. The incident lays bare the sense of entitlement that exists in India's political class - the rules for them and the common person are apparently different.
India is repeatedly being shown how the system allows such transgressions of the law. How could the ED officials be intimidated into allowing Mamata Banerjee entry during their inspection of a premises? It is clear dereliction of duty. And,...