Justice Madan Lokur, former judge of the Supreme Court of India, and Indira Jaising, Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India, discuss the Hathras incident and the institutional failures around it, the construction of narratives of conspiracy against critics of the government, and the use of sedition as a tool to persecute them.
Justice Madan Lokur, former judge of the Supreme Court of India, and Indira Jaising, Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India, discuss the Hathras incident and the institutional failures around it, the construction of narratives of conspiracy against critics of the government, and the use of sedition as a tool to persecute them. They also talk about the restrictions that are being imposed on people's right to protest. They examine the state of the judiciary and talk about the need for introspection and reflection among judges.