Free speech in this country is a joke: Senior Journalist Nilanjana Roy
New Delhi: Indian Journalist, literary critic, and author Nilanjana Roy on Thursday said free speech in India has become a joke, amidst the debate over the fundamental rights of the citizens being seized in the current regime.
Taking to her Twitter account, Nilanjana wrote, “So I have a joke to share in honour of comedians and cartoonists who've been under pressure, in jail or facing cases lately.”
She further added “Free speech in this country." That's it. That's the joke.”
The tweet came hours after the Madhya Pradesh High Court rejected the bail plea of comedian Munawar Faruqi who was arrested on January 2 for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by making comments and comic jokes on Hindu deities and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
So I have a joke to share in honour of comedians and cartoonists who've been under pressure, in jail or facing cases lately.
— Nilanjana Roy (@nilanjanaroy) January 28, 2021
"Free speech in this country."
That's it. That's the joke. ??
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3.7 magnitude tremor hits Kutch in Gujarat; no casualty
Ahmedabad (PTI): A tremor of 3.7 magnitude jolted Gujarat's Kutch district on Monday morning, the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said.
There was no report of any casualty or damage to property, the district administration said.
The tremor was recorded at 10.44 am with its epicentre 76 kilometres north-north east of Lakhpat, the Gandhinagar-based ISR said.
This is the second seismic activity of more than 3 magnitude this month in the district.
On December 7, a tremor of 3.2 magnitude was recorded in the district, according to the ISR.
Last month, Kutch recorded an earthquake of 4 magnitude on November 18.
Earlier, on November 15, Patan in north Gujarat was jolted by an earthquake of 4.2 magnitude, as per the ISR data.
Gujarat is a high earthquake-risk area.
It suffered nine major earthquakes in the past 200 years, according to data of the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA).
The earthquake in Kutch on January 26, 2001 was the third largest and second most destructive in India over the last two centuries, according to the GSDMA.
A large number of towns and villages in the district had suffered almost complete destruction in the earthquake, which killed nearly 13,800 persons and left 1.67 lakh others injured.
