Watch | Jantar Mantar to Diljit, are crowds making the Modi govt nervous?
From the denotification of Jantar Mantar as a protest site to an attempt to cancel Diljit Dosanjh’s concert, is public assembly in Delhi facing a clampdown?
Has New Delhi become a fortress against its own citizens? From the sudden denotification of Jantar Mantar as a protest site to the attempt to cancel Diljit Dosanjh’s massive concert at JLN Stadium, public assembly in the national capital is facing an unprecedented clampdown.
In the latest episode of Talking Sense with Srini, the flagship YouTube programme of The Federal, Editor-in-Chief S Srinivasan decodes whether there’s a shift in the landscape of civil liberties in India.
Why is the government stonewalling public gatherings, citing vague "security concerns"? Here is a look at the state's new playbook: using heavy "peace bonds" to exhaust protesters, policing art exhibitions, and weariness over any massive crowd—whether political or not.
Watch the video here.
