Five Reasons Why Modi Government's 'Rule By Raids' Weakens India's Democracy (thewire.in)
The raids against the regime’s political opponents have become a regular and persistent aspect of our polity; they no longer surprise or shock us. The government dismisses any protest against these raids as meaningless brouhaha, and claims it is only the law taking its own course. It claims that it’s merely ensuring there are no holy cows immune from the rule of law. It claims it is just bringing the corrupt old guard to book. Finally, it dismisses the opposition as hypocritical as the opposition too deployed raids towards political ends when in power.
In the face of such stout perception management and prevailing public numbness and indifference to the politicisation of these raids, it is critical to examine what has changed in the relationship between raids and the polity under Narendra Modi, and why this weaponised enforcement machinery poses a fundamental threat to our democracy.
28/02/2023
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