The Congress on Wednesday (June 11, 2025) accused the Modi government of stifling dissent and said the "dangerous misuse" of laws like the UAPA to threaten free expression is part of the BJP's broader attack on the Constitution.
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The Opposition party hit out at the government and cited several cases, including those of Anand Teltumbde, Nodeep Kaur, Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Prabir Purkayastha and Amit Chakravarty.
"Under the Modi government, law has increasingly been used to stifle dissent and delay justice. Between 2014 and 2022, 8,719 UAPA cases yielded only a 2.55% conviction rate, exposing its misuse to target critics, students, journalists, and activists," Congress' media and publicity department head Pawan Khera said in a post on X.
"Pre-trial presumption of guilt, social media and media-driven trials, and recent trend of dismissing habeas corpus petitions by the Supreme Court deepen this crisis of justice," he said.
