Shame on us!
Mohali (Punjab) 28th April 2021 Supreme Court says National Crisis, can't be mute spectators. Election Commission says enforcing curbs is not it's job. Wah-bhai-wah... these are the headings of news appearing on the front page of The Tribune (Chandigarh Edition)! Where have we reached? Is there any more depth we can fall to? Can we ever rise yet again? Sarcastically speaking - Yes, farmers have a right to protest; Yes, state assembly elections (not one but 3 of them) should be held even during a pandemic; Yes, sanskar (values) and sanskriti (culture) are important and so Shahi Snan and Kumbh mela is unavoidable while Markaz (remember Tabhligi Jamaat?) of thousands was considered a super-spreader event in Delhi in March 2020 and were rightly blamed by all of us. And oh yes, yes, cricket is a spectator sport and fans were allowed into the world’s biggest cricket stadium at Ahmedabad (total seating capacity for 110,000) to witness international matches between India and England du...