Police action in Jantar Mantar had damaged India's democratic image internationally
Police action had damaged India's democratic image internationally. By: Jameel Aahmed Milansaar, Bangalore When a democracy begins to fear peaceful dissent more than it fears injustice, it silently starts surrendering its moral authority. The police action against Sonam Wangchuk and fellow protesters at Jantar Mantar was not merely an administrative decision—it was a moment that cast an uncomfortable shadow over India's democratic conscience. Democracy is not measured by the number of elections a nation conducts but by the dignity it affords those who disagree with the government. A state that responds to a peaceful hunger strike with barricades, detentions, and coercive force risks replacing constitutional dialogue with the language of intimidation. Such actions may temporarily suppress a protest, but they amplify questions that echo far beyond national borders. The world has long admired India as the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of non-violent resistance. It ...
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