"Vijay Mallya has found the confidence to progress from party mood to party mode in London. The first he's always had, he's now switched to the second with a new found confidence that no government, no court in London or Delhi, can order him back to India," cnbctv18.com. Mallya fled to the UK in 2016 when he was accused of owing Rs 9,000 crores (Rs 90 billion) to 17 banks as a result of the failure of Kingfisher Airlines, Business Standard. "Liquor baron Vijay Mallya, once hailed as the king of good times, made a quiet exit to London via Delhi on March 2," indiatoday.in. "Accompanied by a woman, Mallya travelled with as many as 11 bags, which official sources said, were equivalent to the luggage of seven passengers on an average. "He, however, faced no hassle in getting clearance as Jet Airways had employed executives to help Mallya." "Fugitive billionaire and owner of the now-defunct Kingfisher Airline Vijay Mallya left India with as many as 300 bags -- the Enforcement Directorate (ED) revealed (in December 2018)," timesnownews.com. That would have meant he had a whole plane to himself. In 2020, Jet Airways collapsed. "The collapse of Jet Airways was a reflection of the challenging environment in the country, including high operating costs and a regulatory regime that restricts the ability of airlines to operate as normal commercial businesses, according to the IATA." Economic Times (ET). For Mallya, "The Indian government won the extradition case, but it did not win extradition." Mallya's lawyers applied for asylum. "It came after tapes were played in the court in defence of Mallya to make the claim that he had reason to fear prosecution by top people in government and also media were he to be sent back to India." Foreign courts do not have much respect for fairness or justice in India. "India's status as a free country has changed to 'partly free', according to an annual report on global political rights and liberties," BBC. No wonder Nirav Modi has also applied for asylum in the UK. "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is seeking to have jeweller Nirav Modi, allegedly involved in a Rs 13,000-crore (Rs 130 billion) at Punjab National Bank (PNB), arrested and extradited to India. Modi has sought political asylum in the UK, the Financial Times reported," ET. "An official said the Indian side tried to allay the UK's apprehension on human rights and conditions of jails, saying India is a democracy and fully adhered to international laws." Why blame foreign courts when, "The Madras high court...asked the Centre to consider enacting a law giving statutory status to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to ensure its autonomy without the government's administrative control," Hindustan Times (HT). "The Supreme Court described the CBI as 'caged parrot' and 'its master's voice' in May 2013 while citing evidence of interference in the federal agency's inquiry into alleged irregularities in the allocation of coalfield licenses." The rot is throughout. "The Supreme Court...deprecated the malady which has taken root in the police administration across the country, resulting in certain officers currying favours with governing dispensations by proactively registering flimsy or frivolous cases against political opponents, only to get targeted by other police officers of similar bent after the government changes," Times of India (TOI). "Reprimanding Tihar jail authorities in the severest possible terms for allegedly conniving with Unitech promoters Sanjay and Ajay Chandra to allow them to operate from inside the prison to scuttle the ongoing probe against them and 'dissipate' their properties before the ED could seize them, the Supreme Court said the 'maximum security prison' in the capital has become a safe haven for criminals and the jail superintendent is 'shameless'," TOI. Not that the ED itself is above suspicion of being a government agency, The Print. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) allows authorities to jail a person indefinitely without having to prove guilt of any crime, ET. Such people are then subjected to inhuman treatment in prison by denying them slippers, drinking straws or spectacles, BBC. The British used "Rule by Law", instead of "Rule of Law" to subjugate Indians, said Chief Justice of Supreme Court NV Ramana, The Indian Express. Now the British are giving asylum to protect against Indians. That's how bad it is.
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