How the Regime Keeps Dissent at Bay

It would be wrong to say that there is an undeclared state of Emergency in India today. The regime simply uses devices such as the colonial law on sedition, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, and so on to keep dissent at bay.

Anand Teltumbde (tanandraj@gmail.com) is a writer and civil rights activist with the Committee for the Protection of Democratic Rights, Mumbai.