Kiran Bedi Blames Law Misuse and Delays for Eroding Public Trust

Agartala: Former IPS officer and Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi delivered a sharp critique of the judicial system on November 14. She told students at the National Law University, Tripura, that the misuse of laws and sluggish court proceedings kill public confidence. Police, prosecutors, and defense lawyers all play a role in this failure. The law is not the problem. Implementation is.

Bedi pushed students to stay honest. She told the crowd, "Read the law, follow the law, and you will get justice or at least remain on the right side of it without getting into trouble."

She pointed to her time leading Tihar Jail as a blueprint for change. She brought Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) programs to inmates. Prisoners took computer classes for free. That model spread across India. She told Tripura officials to open IGNOU centers in their own jails.

Law students need a reality check. She wants them to step inside prisons to see how people actually live. Her book, It's Always Possible, details how she used meditation and school to overhaul prison life. She also directed students to watch the documentary Doing Time, Doing Vipassana. Regarding POCSO cases in Tripura, she warned that unfair legal tactics only make the system weaker. Everyone must act responsibly to fix it.