With norms of democracy getting violated, protests should be the order of the day—but the State’s heavy hand is upon protesters as well
Step by step, the India we knew is dissolving. From the Article 370 verdict to the new bill excluding the Chief Justice of India from the panel selecting the Election Commissioner, to the Supreme Court’s refusal to stay the survey of the Mathura Shahi idgah masjid despite the 1991 Places of Worship Act, the last fortnight has been one in which the values we took for granted have been dealt a blow.
With norms of democracy getting violated, protests should be the order of the day. The world over, students are natural protesters. But Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), once the most liberal of our universities, has just introduced a Rs 20,000 fine...
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by Jyoti Punwani
18/12/2023
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