Indian civilization has been known for imparting certain fundamental values like tolerance, brotherhood, harmony, secularism, liberty, etc. across the globe. These values have preserved and protected the interests of minorities and vulnerable sections by keeping the unity of our diversified nation intact. However, the recent inhumane incidents of mob lynching like the Dadri incident, Tabrez in Jharkhand have put a stain on the social fabric of India.
The rising incidents of these mob-lynching and why law has failed to curb due to following reasons:
- Lack of effective law and order – There are no stringent laws to penalize mob lynching. Lack of justice for victims further reinforces the vicious cycle of impunity. Also rather than taking swift action against perpetrators, law enforcement agencies act mostly against the victims themselves, booking them for violating cow protection laws.
- Promotions of communalism by vested interests – Lynchings are encouraged by the atmosphere of hate and suspicion created through sustained propaganda. Cow vigilantism, which is a pretext to exacerbate social conflicts between religious communities, serves the political purposes of ideologies.
- Role of violence in Indian politics – Popular anger, outrage, and violence are integral features of everyday politics in contemporary India. Thus mob feels empowered to take law into their hands.
- Lack of public reaction – The lack of public reaction to recent incidents implies a degree of acceptability of violence as an expression of vengeance against ‘injustices’.
- Silence of the political class – There is little condemnation of lynchings by those in positions of authority except in very generalized terms.
- Misplaced fascination – The feeling that mobs are exacting Bollywood style justice beyond the procedures of law, with crowds of locals triumphantly watching the gruesome spectacle captured by videos that subsequently go viral, has its own vicarious fascination.
Ways to address them
- The police must make it clear, by word and action, that murder and mob violence will be strictly dealt with.
- The administration must also keep an eye on the use of social media, especially WhatsApp groups and forwards and prevent the spread of fear and panic.
- Administration must reach out to local communities to keep them in the loop in order to check trouble-makers — and convey sufficient good faith so individuals will trust it to keep the peace and sift real threats from mischievous rumors.
- Preventing further atrocities requires respect for the rule of law and legal institutions and strong prosecutions and expeditious punishments.
- States must take specific preventive, punitive and remedial measures.
- Special laws to deal with lynching like Rajasthan and West Bengal laws are the need of the hour along with the appointment of a nodal officer in each district to combat the threat.
To deal with lynching a law is the last tool needed. The need of hour is to promote the tenets of democracy that have shaped and sustained the idea of India. Otherwise, it can cause irreversible harm to the social fabric of our society
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42 responses to “A law is the last tool needed, to curb the menace of lynching. Discuss. (15 Marks)”
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Hi Ankit
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Good intro.
Avoid paragraph style presentation in your main body. Keep the paragraphs only for intros and conclusions.
The main body of the answer should be covered under subheadings and bullet points.
After intro, briefly give reasons for the increasing lynching incidents.
The discussion on the 1st part (limitations of laws against lynching) need more points that should be specific.
The 2nd part of the answer is OK.
Decent conclusion.
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HI Dipanshu
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Avoid so much cutting in your answers. It shows indecisiveness on your part. Think properly before writing.
Good that you discussed the reasons for the mob lynching.
But you failed to discuss the main demand of the question: “Why only enacting laws will be unable in preventing mob lynching and reason for that.”
The rest of the answer is decent.
But the presentation needs work. Write clearly and on blank paper.
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After intro, briefly give reasons for the increasing lynching incidents.
Underline important keywords in your answer.
Avoid paragraph style presentation in your main body. Keep the paragraphs only for intros and conclusions.
The main body of the answer should be covered under subheadings and bullet points.
The 1st part of the answer seems like a newspaper article. You have to avoid this. Keep your points short and simple.
Good way forwards.
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Hi Hrudayesh
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In the first part of the answer, give more details regarding the challenges and ineffectiveness of the laws in curbing lynching.
Steps forwards are very good but you have to explain them a little more. Otherwise, the content will lack depth.
Very good conclusion.
The presentation can be made better by underlining important stuffs.
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The direction of the answer is decent but not the implementation.
The reason being, the answer looks more like an Op-Ed piece.
After the intro, you have to divide all the discussed content into various subheadings and discuss them in bullet points.
To make your content coherent, stick to the bullet points in the main body.
After intro, briefly discuss the reasons for the increasing trend of mob lynching.
Then in the subheading, discuss why law alone will not be ineffective in handling the lynching cases.
More points in way forwards are needed.
With paragraphs, you get less space to discuss various dimensions.
Therefore, bullet points are needed. That way, you will be able to cover more points as well there will be more space
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Hi Swetha
Kindly upload clear pictures.
No need to put subheadings for intro and conclusions.
After the intro, briefly discuss the reasons for the increasing lynching cases.
The rest of the answer is very good.
Pretty decent structure.
Underline important points in your answers.
You can also use flowcharts to break the monotonicity of points.
Points are well placed and they are informative.
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Hi Ayush
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Very good answer.
But highlight your subheadings prominently. It should not get lost in the ensuing discussions.
Underline important points in your answers.
Apart from these, the answer is very good.
The structure and presentation are very good.
Points are deep and well covered.
Decent conclusion
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After the intro, briefly discuss the reasons for the increasing lynching cases.
Apart from that, the answer is good.
You have covered almost all the necessary elements in your answer.
Very good way forwards.
The conclusion is also apt.
Work on your presentation.
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No need to put subheadings for intro and conclusions.
The direction of the answer is decent but not the implementation.
The reason being, the answer looks more like an Op-Ed piece.
After the intro, you have to divide all the discussed content into various subheadings and discuss them in bullet points.
To make your content coherent, stick to the bullet points in the main body.
With paragraphs, you get less space to discuss various dimensions.
Therefore, bullet points are needed. That way, you will be able to cover more points as well there will be more space
After intro, briefly discuss the reasons for the increasing trend of mob lynching.
Then in the subheading, discuss why law alone will not be ineffective in handling the lynching cases.
Good way forwards. But keep your statements short and simple.
You do not need to give all the details in the 1st subheading like the provisions of the laws. Stick to the demand of the question.
Read the model answer.
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Thanks.
The discussion after your intro is lengthy and most of it is not needed.
Simply relate the issue of law with lynching in your intro.
After intro, discuss the reasons for the increasing trend of lynching.
The discussion on the 1st part (limitations of laws against lynching) need more points that should be specific.
There is no distinction between the 1st and 2nd parts. You have to clearly mention, through subheadings, that you ave moved on to the next discussion. I am talking about the way forward.
The content needs more depth and coverage overall.
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There are three paragraphs in your intro before you jump to the main body of the answer. To make your structure better, summarize all the content in those 3 paras into 2 small paragraphs. Your intro should be short and to the point.
Otherwise, you can use a subheading for the 3rd paragraph to make it look distinct from the intro.
These little tricks go a long way in making your answers more lucid.
In the 1st part of the answer, the points are decent.
But your way forwards should be made more detailed. Right now, they lack depth and seem to be a part of the conclusion. The way forward and the conclusion should be separate.
Work on your structure.
Underline important points in your answers.
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The presentation is decent.
After intro, discuss the reasons for the increasing trend of lynching.
Subheadings are good.
The main body of the answer is suitable. It has all the necessary elements.
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Very good intro. But it is a bit lengthy.
There are two paragraphs in your intro before you jump to the main body of the answer. To make your structure better, summarize all the content in those 2 paras into 1 small paragraph. Your intro should be short and to the point.
Otherwise, you can use a subheading for the 2nd paragraph to make it look distinct from the intro.
But you have to shorten the space taken by these paragraphs because that way, you can have more space for your main body of the answer.
These little tricks go a long way in making your answers more lucid.
The 1st part of the main body of your answer is OK but more content is needed.
Very good way forward.
Perfect presentation.
Language is also satisfactory.
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After intro, discuss the reasons for the increasing trend of lynching.
The rest of the answer is very good.
The points are deep and well covered.
Your way forwards are amazing but perhaps you can cut out some of the points because 10 points are way too many!!!! Use the space gained in the way forward to discuss the reasons for the lynching in the 1st part.
Very good presentation. But underline important points.
All in all, a very good attempt
@parth-verma1 Dear Sir, You have mentioned that i have miss out on the reasons for the lynching in the 1st part.. But i am unable to see the link of this with the demand of question. please enlighten me. Since we had to write answer in 10 min. what is more preferred – writing 5 points and explaining them or writing 10 points for a 10 marker.
thanks for informative feedbacks.
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Combine your way forwards and effective tools subheading and make a lucid discussion. X is the issue and Y is the solution. This way you monotonicity will be broken. Also, the structure will become better. These little things will make your marks better in all the answers.
The rest of the answer is very good.
Content-wise, there are no issues.
Points are informative.
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Your structure needs to be made better.
The reason being, the discussion on the Drawbacks of Lynching need to be shifted in the 1st part of the answer, after your intro.
Also, in the same subheading, discuss the reasons for the increased cases of lynching.
Frame your subheadings in more coherent matter.
For example, rather than saying “Drawbacks of Lynching”, you can say “Challenges from Lynching”
Similarly, rather than saying “Some recommendations”, you can say “Steps needed” or “Way Forward”
These things go a long way in making your answer more relevant.
Overall, the content is very good.
The explanation is crisp and short.
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Excellent use of the flowchart Akankhya. Keep it up. Use these tools to bring the X Factor in your answers.
The overall content is superb and there presentation and structuring are near perfect.
Points are short yet informative.
All in all, one of the best and to the point answer
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You do not need to start the answer with a short subheading. That is best suited for a book. But in the UPSC Mains answer, use the short paragraph format to start and close your answer. The content in the middle or the main body should be in the bullet points always. Also, you do not need any subheading in intro or conclusion. Those parts are naturally self-explanatory what they are discussing.
So rather than “Lynching- It is an extrajudicial…..”, you have to start the answer as “Lynching is an extrajudicial….”
Overall, the content is very good.
The points are well placed and are deep.
Good language and presentation.
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The structure can be made better in the same content.
Before discussing the other viable options, shift the discussions regarding the challenges with laws dealing with lynching before that.
That will give a better flow to the answer. Never discuss the main demand of the question in the last part of the answer.
It should always be in the 1st part of the main body of the answer.
The overall content is good.
You have covered almost all the angles of the issue.
The coverage is fine.
Explanation and language associated with it is superb.
Good presentation.