Activist Disha Ravi’s arrest for her role in ‘toolkit’: Losing disha over dissent

The arrest of Bengaluru climate activist, 22-year-old Disha Ravi, and the issue of non-bailable arrest warrants against two others, Nikita Jacob and Shantanu, in connection with the farm-protest 'toolkit' tweeted by climate activist Greta Thunberg, seems not just heavy-handed but also suggests the Delhi Police is confusing protest/dissent with sedition or war against the state. […]

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