Uncivil Measures

The Congress party has suddenly discovered a new threat in "Civil Society" — not just to its own existence but, by hyperbolic extension typical of the party from the days of "Indira is India" mindset— to the Indian democracy and stability of the Indian state. Therefore it is busy marshalling all its resources to draw a Lakshman Rekha which defines "thus far and no further" limits for "Civil Society Organizations". For this it has succeeded in mobilizing an influential section of intellectuals by using the specious plea that "sinister" forces such as the BJP/RSS are behind the anti corruption movement, thus justifying high handed, authoritarian methods to crush the anti corruption movement.

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