India, Jan. 4 -- Two instances of leaders reacting to the unfolding situations on the ground have left people shell-shocked. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, astounded one and all when he proclaimed on TV that "revenge" would be taken from those who had indulged in rioting, while agitating against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the defaulters would have to compensate for the losses incurred by the state. Concurrently, Congress general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, attempted to mislead the people by claiming that the police had tried to strangulate her and that she had been pushed to the ground while she was proceeding to meet a victim of the ongoing protests.

It was most unfortunate t...