Sedition cases against Hurriyat leaders saw sharp rise under Modi
Legal experts have said that Modi-led fascist Indian government is using sedition law as a weapon to stifle dissent in illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir and inside India.
The experts in their media interviews said that colonial-era sedition law is used as an intimidation tactic in Modi’s India.
They pointed out that charges under sedition against Kashmiri Hurriyat leaders have seen sharp rise since BJP attained power in India. Citing the data, the legal experts stressed that India has witnessed 28 percent increase in the number of sedition cases between 2014 and 2020.
It is worth mentioning here that India’s National Crime Records Bureau data recorded 25 percent increase in sedition cases and 41 percent increase in the arrests since 2019. Six sedition cases were lodged during the farmers’ protest, 25 during anti-CAA protests and 27 after Pulwama attack.
Official data shows that the conviction rate for sedition in India has actually dropped from 33 percent in 2014 to 3 percent in 2019, which proves that these cases are politically motivated.
