In Modi Regime: Protest Toolkit Is Sedition, But Hate Toolkit Is Not


The arrest of Disha Ravi, a 21-year-old activist working for environmental and social justice, is evidence that the Modi regime has all but thrown away democratic pretences and has openly embraced authoritarianism. Disha and other young women are the victims of a Delhi Police witch-hunt because they sought to mobilise domestic and international opinion in favour of India’s farmers protesting Modi’s three pro-corporate farm laws.

Farmers’ Movement Grows Stronger As Modi Regime Intensifies Attacks

 

The farmers’ tractor parade on India’s Republic Day saw lakhs of farmers on Delhi’s streets, peacefully highlighting their demand for repeal of the three anti-farm laws, and being greeted with open arms by Delhi residents. The Modi regime, however, used a single aberrant incident at the Red Fort (an incident which has all the hallmarks of being orchestrated by the Government itself) to unleash all-out repression on the movement.