The arrest of Sonam Wangchuk @Wangchuk66 under the National Security Act (NSA) is not just a headline but a disturbing marker of where India stands today. It signals that what was once feared as the creeping shadow of an Orwellian state has already settled firmly into the fabric of governance.
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This is not just about his arrest alone but the normalization of extraordinary laws, meant for rare and extreme situations, being used to stifle dissent and silence those who raise inconvenient(??)questions. Wangchuk, known for his environmental activism and advocacy for Ladakh’s rights, embodies a voice of conscience. By detaining him under NSA, the state is sending a chilling message: dissent equals danger, activism equals subversion.
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India has moved beyond the slippery slope — we are in the territory where surveillance, silencing, and criminalising of democratic expression have become part of the political grammar. The Orwellian phrase “thoughtcrime” is no longer a metaphor in our times but an everyday reality. Citizens are not just being judged for what they do, but for what they dare to think and say against authority.
Jai Hind
@airtelindia It's been a week now, and no support from ur end. Is Airtel support team not able to fix a issue that is known for few years now. What's the point of being a long time customer if u cant support timely. @Airtel_Presence@airtelindia
Hello @CocaCola, can u please explain why we the customers of Jammu & Kashmir r getting 50 ml less quantity & quality of ur drinks while just nxt to us Punjab & rest of india is getting more quantity and better quality cold drink? p.s both r Rs 20 bottles.
Was sure about Article370 not coming back, but no decision on illegal bifurcation of State n again leaving decision of restoration of statehood with center is disappointing.
Manipur moves from one tragedy to another. Photos of two missing students in captivity, allegedly moments before they were killed reveal just how dangerous Manipur’s cycle of violence is for ordinary, helpless innocent citizens from all communities . Meiteis and Kukis need to stand together and speak up against the mindless violence. And most crucially the absentee/partisan state needs to restore its credibility among people across communities . #ManipurFiles
देश को दो वर्गों में बांटा जा रहा है!
एक तरफ सत्ता संरक्षित ताकतवर लोग हैं जिनके इशारों पर देश की नीतियां बन रही हैं।
और दूसरी तरफ है आम हिंदुस्तानी, जिसकी पहुंच से सब्ज़ी जैसी बुनियादी चीज़ भी दूर होती जा रही है।
हमें अमीर-गरीब के बीच बढ़ती इस खाई को भर, इन आंसुओं को पोंछना होगा।
I certainly would like to say that I was not the Prime Minister who was afraid of talking to the press.
— Former PM Dr Manmohan Singh Ji on Modi
When Modi is hiding and trying to escape from answering the questions over Manipur violence in the parliament, see this jibe of Dr Singh who was called a silent PM by biased media.
ED ने जितने नेताओं को जेल नहीं भेजा, उससे ज़्यादा बीजेपी में भेज दिया। ED का नाम BJP रख देना चाहिए। तब ख़बर ऐसे लिखी जाएगी, BJP ने अजित पवार पर केस किया, अजित पवार BJP में आ गए। उन्हें ED जाकर BJP में आने की ज़रूरत नहीं पड़ी। ED ही गारंटी है। ED ही वारंटी है। ED ही अंकल है। ED ही आंटी है। अगर ED का नाम BJP नहीं हो सकता तो BJP का नाम ED कर देना चाहिए। यह मेरा फ़ार्मूला नहीं है। उस जर्मन प्रोफ़ेसर का है जिसने योगी जी को फ़्रांस भेजने की माँग की थी। खुद फ़रीदाबाद में जा छिप गया है या फ़िरोज़ाबाद में, आप पता लगाते रहें । ED भी एक तरह से जर्मन प्रोफ़ेसर की तरह लगती है, जिसका असली नाम BJP है। उस प्रोफ़ेसर का असली नाम क्या था?