In Supreme Court, Sashi Kumar says sedition law used against journalists in a ‘politicised fashion’
The Hindu
There has been a dramatic jump in charging a person with the offence of sedition since 2016, notes the senior journalist
Senior journalist Sashi Kumar has moved the Supreme Court saying the sedition law is being applied by the government against journalists, activists, filmmakers and civil society in a “politicised fashion”. Mr. Kumar, represented by advocates Kaleeswaram Raj, Nishe Rajen Shonker and Thulasi K. Raj, cited the cases of climate activist Disha Ravi, filmmaker Aisha Sultana and journalists Vinod Dua and Siddique Kappan in this regard.
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