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CJP protests spark online harassment of girl who insulted PM Modi
The recent Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protests against the education minister have led to online harassment of a 15-year-old girl who posted a video insulting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Deccan Herald reports.…
The Story in Brief
The recent Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protests against the education minister have led to online harassment of a 15-year-old girl who posted a video insulting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Deccan Herald reports. Social vigilantes doxxed the girl and threatened her at home, forcing her and her mother to move. The girl later apologised under duress.
Several other young women and underage girls faced similar harassment after their participation in the protests was exposed. Parents grew wary of their daughters joining, fearing for family honour. The article argues that such honour-based policing conflicts with democratic principles of individual rights.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative that young protesters, especially women and minorities, must be punished for expressing dissent is dangerously authoritarian. But framing all opposition as an attack on family honour is equally lazy. The real test is whether the state and society can uphold free speech while protecting individuals from vigilante mobs. Will the police act against those who doxxed the girl, or will honour codes continue to trump the law? That will tell us how mature India's democracy truly is.
Source: deccanherald.com
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