Put together, the dire statistics reveal that Jharkhand, ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party, has witnessed the highest number of such killings in India. He must be saddened to learn that significant lapses have been committed by the administration he was defending spiritedly. Such acts of omission — the BJP’s critics allege that they are proof of political complicity — may have emboldened the perpetrators. Censure on vigilantism remains shrill within and outside the nation — the United States of America has been a vocal critic of such targeted violence. Mr Modi must act decisively to stop lynchings across India.

Source: The Telegraph July 03, 2019 03:40 UTC