Beyond The Headlines 8 | Amit Shah’s Samjhauta Claims Don’t Add Up
- 3 years ago
Link to the full interview with Vikash Narain Rai: https://thewire.in/communalism/2007-samjhauta-express-blast-case-vikash-narain-rai
On Wednesday, during the debate in the Rajya Sabha over amendments the government wants to bring in the law governing the National Investigation Agency, home minister Amit Shah tried his best to counter the criticism that the BJP has misused the NIA to get Hindutva activists accused of terrorism off the hook. What he said was tendentious but also very dangerous. Siddharth Varadarajan explains why.
On Wednesday, during the debate in the Rajya Sabha over amendments the government wants to bring in the law governing the National Investigation Agency, home minister Amit Shah tried his best to counter the criticism that the BJP has misused the NIA to get Hindutva activists accused of terrorism off the hook. What he said was tendentious but also very dangerous. Siddharth Varadarajan explains why.