Unfortunately, the BJP's notorious troll army (also known as the "IT cell") has invaded HN also, and pop up whenever our government's misdeeds are discussed.
Remember that this is the same govt that has restricted the speech of the state of Jammu and Kashmir by cutting off their Internet access completely and later, restricting them to a mere 2G connection and to "approved" websites. [1]
It modified the UAPA law to basically designate any Indian citizen a "terrorist" and hold them indefinitely without bail. And used the law to arrest and detain people protesting against a controversial law. [2]
The same government that set up a "donation fund" called "PM Cares", ostensibly to help people affected by Covid-19 and lockdown, but then refused to divulge details under our RTI - Right to Information Act - claiming it was not a public authority. [3]
But then exempted this fund from the same draconian FCRA rules [4]
Oh, if that's not enough, this government also passed a law exempting political parties from scrutiny in foreign funding under the FCRA. Want to guess which is the richest political party in India now? Google it. [5]
Did I mention they also introduced "electoral bonds" to allow anonymous corporate funding for political parties? [6]
Amnesty International was drawing too much attention to the human rights abuses of the government, so the state has come down with all its might on it.
Remember that this is the same govt that has restricted the speech of the state of Jammu and Kashmir by cutting off their Internet access completely and later, restricting them to a mere 2G connection and to "approved" websites. [1]
It modified the UAPA law to basically designate any Indian citizen a "terrorist" and hold them indefinitely without bail. And used the law to arrest and detain people protesting against a controversial law. [2]
The same government that set up a "donation fund" called "PM Cares", ostensibly to help people affected by Covid-19 and lockdown, but then refused to divulge details under our RTI - Right to Information Act - claiming it was not a public authority. [3]
But then exempted this fund from the same draconian FCRA rules [4]
Oh, if that's not enough, this government also passed a law exempting political parties from scrutiny in foreign funding under the FCRA. Want to guess which is the richest political party in India now? Google it. [5]
Did I mention they also introduced "electoral bonds" to allow anonymous corporate funding for political parties? [6]
Amnesty International was drawing too much attention to the human rights abuses of the government, so the state has come down with all its might on it.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_Kashmir
[2] https://www.thequint.com/news/law/no-bail-in-uapa-cases-rega...
[3] https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/coronavirus-pm-cares-...
[4] https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pm-cares-fund-gets-fc...
[5] https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/lok-sabha-passes-bill...
[6] https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2019/dec/01/time-t...