Even if Modi fails, the Hindu view of life will predominate, civil liberties may be further eroded, and minorities will likely find themselves pushed to evolve a new contract with their country. It has only rigorously applied existing legislation and established “police protocol” to act against free speech and those deemed “anti-national”. The police in India – regardless of which party is in power – have, for some time, felt emboldened enough to wrongly deploy some of these laws. “BJP BJP, BJP!” he began to chant. If we still think these people represent the fringe of Indian thought, we may not know our country very well.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 19, 2019 03:33 UTC