Saptarshi Das

Researching state capacity and accountability in India. Ex @IndianExpress & @htTweets. MSc Public Policy and Administration, LSE.

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Thank you🙏🏽! @thewire_in @svaradarajan

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The DNA Test: What India's Human Rights Commission Is Made Of

https://t.co/ryqLpqZW84 via @thewire_in

[N. Ram @nramind]

Here is The Hindu’s exclusive interview with Sonia Gandhi on her soon-to-be-released book, “Belonging: A Journey of Love,” published by HarperCollins India.

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@SudhanidhiB Breaks my heart to see this

[Sudhanidhi Bandyopadhyay @SudhanidhiB]

Mother inside Chorebagan Sarbojonin sitting in complete darkness now.

[Sushant Singh @SushantSin]

Why are these two young men being treated like hardened criminals when criminals wearing orange camouflage roam freely aIongside Delhi Police?

[Saib Bilaval @SaibBilaval]

Glimpses:

Anish Gawande at the JNU hunger strike site, day 12, Oct 15, 2026:
@anishgawande

[Dhruv Rathee @dhruv_rathee]

Press Conferences

Dhruv Rathee: 1
Narendra Modi: 0

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@hitashish @SreenivasanJain @TimesNow @AJEnglish @newslaundry @DeKoderAI very interesting question. Seems like Mr. Jain is everywhere! and most importantly at the right places!

[Mujib Mashal @MujMash]

Our @nytimes wrap of madness on Delhi streets yesterday, where police violently detained thousands:

"The heavy-handedness drew comparisons to 1970s, when the prime minister at the time, Indira Gandhi, suspended Constitution & jailed opposition leaders"

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[Live Law @LiveLawIndia]

#BREAKING Supreme Court orders no illegal detention can take place of those peacefully gathering.

Court orders Metro & Rail Services to function normally, Internet facilities must remain undisturbed as per law and free movement of people and traffic be permitted.

Court also directed take down S.163 board outside Supreme Court, so there is no apprehension with regard to access to justice.

#SupremeCourt #CECProtest

[Milann Desai @Milan_reports]

Is someone listening?

[The DeshBhakt 🇮🇳 Akash Banerjee @TheDeshBhakt]

Today’s @IndianExpress front page spells it out. Modi’s problem are not just limited to street protests & election rigging; his disastrous handling of the economy is driving the nation into economic ruin.
��₹ will go into a free fall once 100 to the $$ is breached; sadly he cannot use the Delhi Police to threaten/beat the economy into submission.

[prawesh lama @LamaPrawesh]

HT reached out to the Bajrang Dal, several Delhi Police spokespersons and the deputy commissioner of police (New Delhi), but received no response 🤐🤐🤐

[Dhruv Rathee @dhruv_rathee]

I was not arrested or detained, I was KIDNAPPED.

Thank you for your support, here's the full story 👇

[Saptarshi Das @Das_LSE]

@zoo_bear Ek dost nhi hai aisa mera😭

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How can you do that? @DelhiPolice

[Supriya Sharma @sharmasupriya]

This is how Delhi Police is treating journalists. Even those who have press badges on them.

Hear the account of the journalist in the next tweet.

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The disrespectful treatment of journalists by the Delhi Police today is deeply concerning. Journalists must be allowed to do their jobs without intimidation or indignity. Such behaviour is unacceptable and needs to change

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Saw another police officer inside a mosque, wearing shoes while making an announcement over the microphone as people were praying. Here, too, you can see personnel marching through without any apparent regard for the sanctity of the place. Disgraceful and deeply disrespectful

[Mahua Moitra @MahuaMoitra]

No government in India has survived after sending police into a gurudwara. Cops went to Bangla Sahib today to prevent peaceful protestors from taking refuge there. Cops were turned away. Modi tera time aa gaya …

[Mahua Moitra @MahuaMoitra]

No government in India has survived after sending police into a gurudwara. Cops went to Bangla Sahib today to prevent peaceful protestors from taking refuge there. Cops were turned away. Modi tera time aa gaya …