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The Politicization of Moga Incident in Punjab

The Politicization of Moga Incident in Punjab By  Deepak Parvatiyar May 7, 2015 Rate this post There is a marked similarity between Salman Khan and Parkash Singh Badal. Both are significant names and wield considerable clout. While one is a superstar, the other is a political heavyweight.  Of late, both have been in news because of their involvement, directly or indirectly, in highway crime. While Salman got sentenced on 6 May 2015 for an almost 12-year old hit-and-run case, where he was found indulged in drunk driving, the name of Badal family is being dragged for the molestation and death of a 14-year girl who, along with her mother, was pushed off on 29 April 2015 from a running bus that is owned by the Punjab Chief Minister’s family-owned transport company in Moga. There is much commonality in these high profile cases than what meets the eye although, on surface, it seems that there is nothing more to link these two separate cases other than the fact that