The Big Fight: Will Anti-Lynching Law Work?

3,286 views · Published 22 July 2018 · 50:42 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: NDTV · 2018 · News & Politics

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In the wake of a number of incidents mob violence, the Supreme Court has suggested that a  new law be enacted specifically to deal with the "new normal" of lynchings. But doubts remain about the efficacy of the proposed solution. On The Big Fight, we debate whether a new law is the solution. The judgment places the onus on the law and order machinery to prevent and punish lynchings but can a new law work if there is lack of political will to tackle the lynch mobs?

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