Assignment Task

Write a dissertation on the topic: “Use of sedition as a tool to quell dissenting voices under the Modi government”

The focus of my dissertation will be on how during the Narendra Modi era from 2014-2022, sedition has been used as a tool to silence voices that are non-conformist and anti-establishment. This includes activists, journalists, opposition political leaders, and citizens who raised their concerns against the government.

1. The chapters will be divided according to different categories of individuals on whom these sedition laws have been imposed to silence their voices. Starting with politicians and opposition parties, followed by activists, and concluding with journalists, as this is very relevant to my chosen career path.

2. Case judgements will be included, specifically focusing on Indian court cases of sedition from the years 2014-2022.

3. The conclusion will aim to prove the hypothesis that the provision of sedition was primarily used as a tool to silence dissenting voices. Despite the government pausing the use of the colonial sedition law, this pause cannot be seen as a victory because it creates a pendency without a solution, similar to the sedition cases themselves.