Our Voice

Our Voice
By Varghese T. Thomas
1st February, 2021
We have the right to agree or disagree.
But no right to oppose.

Today it is activists, journalists and opposition MPs. Tomorrow, you and me – anyone who oppose Modi and his team of Hindu rashtravadis can expect a jail term without any warrant.

• Manipulate
• Marginalise
• Harass
• Intimidate
• Discredit
• Creates social divide
• Silencing

To where this government is dragging our country with the above seven or more mantras?

The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) — which is dealt with by the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Modi’s preferred instrument for sowing terror into those who disagree with his policies — sedition has become the new route to ensuring lengthy pre-trial incarceration.

This is how the Modi government has been keeping civil rights activists and journalists in jail without trial.

Only an opposition that sets aside its petty ego and opportunism, and unites across the N-E-W-S, and respects their diverse needs and cultures, can save India.

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