Abstract
Endeavour of this research paper is to examine the prolific claims of
Indian state on secularism, minorities’ rights and its commitment
towards idea of Constitutional state in the wake of recent communal
massacre in Delhi. Recurrent occurrence of communal riots in India is
not unfamiliar rather a general phenomenon but magnitude of
violence, participation of police in mass-killing of Muslims and
compromised role of mainstream media outlets raises some pertinent
questions about protection of human rights and right to life including
‘right not to be killed arbitrarily by the state itself’. The mainstream
media has played a reprehensible role in spinning the bigotry and
hatred against Muslims that culminated into mass-killing of Muslims
and destruction of their houses, places of worship and sexual assaults
of their women. The Delhi pogrom, has questioned blatantly India’s
prolific stand of rule of law society and its proud claim of a
Constitutional state, looking at the current state of affairs, it is seems
that all proved merely hollows
Dr. Narender Nagarwal. (2020) Delhi Pogrom and Cessation of Constitutional State: A Critique, Pakistan Social Sciences Review, Volume 4, Issue 1.
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