Indian lawmaker arrested after tweet criticising Narendra Modi
As an Indian, the situation is a bit more complicated than what the article frames it as. Religion (and caste) have always been a sensitive issue, to the extent that there are multiple laws preventing people from &quot;inciting&quot; others (and yes, these laws are often abused by whichever government happens to be holding power, including the ones before the current government) - this is especially true for public figures like this guy here. Given that, calling this &quot;unconstitutional&quot; would be a bit of a stretch (abuse of power? maybe).<p>Further, the term &quot;arrest&quot; would be factually incorrect. India has a concept of detention — police can legally detain any individual on suspicion (even without a warrant&#x2F;crime) upto a period of 24 hours — post which the detainee is presented to a magistrate where the detention can be legally challenged.<p>&gt; a court in Kokrajhar denied him bail, ordering him to be held in custody for three days<p>Instead of an actual arrest this seems to be an extended detention (approved a court).<p>&gt; arrest coincided with the arrival of the British prime minister<p>&gt; He was taken across the country to Assam in India’s north-east<p>Considering these statements, instead of being arrested for his tweet, the context makes it seem more like the police felt he could be a threat given the arrival of Johnson, and they decided to preemptively detain him in a far corner of the country.<p>Regardless of whether I&#x27;m correct or not, it won&#x27;t be the first time this has happened.<p>((Please ignore the typos&#x2F;formatting, I typed this on a phone))<p>Edit: Just saw the article also mentions<p>&gt; In the capital, Delhi, bulldozers have demolished the homes of Muslims accused of rioting<p>While this is true, it also needs to be mentioned that Delhi is not under BJP government (the ruling party).