The attack on the house and properties of Samajwadi Party MP Ramji Lal Suman in Agra by Karni Sena is a blatant act of lawlessness that must be condemned. The mob violence was triggered by Suman’s speech in Parliament on March 21, where he made a rhetorical remark questioning whether Rana Sangha should be considered a “traitor” for inviting Babur to defeat Ibrahim Lodhi.

Whether or not his historical interpretation was accurate, the right place to counter his arguments is Parliament, not through street violence and intimidation. Unfortunately, Karni Sena chief Mahipal Makrana escalated the situation by warning that what happened in Agra was just a “trailer” and that worse would........

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