The arrest of Dr Ali khan for a perfectly legitimate and reasonable social media post is horrifying and atrocious. As Head of department, political science of the prestigious Ashoka University he is expected and obliged to share his opinions on important national issues with political affections and he has done exactly the same. While his post was an enlightened reflection on the fallout of operation Sindoor, it was carefully crafted to avoid any transgression of security and social concerns. He has criticized the Pakistan government policy of nurturing non state actors as strategic assets and expressed his concern about the inevitability of military confrontation in present and future. His deploring of war and its abuse for political gain is indicative of his erudition. His celebration of the symbolic significance of colonel Sofia qureshi was effectively tempered with an apprehension of it becoming tokenistic. His call of extending this inclusive gesture to the victims of communal bigotry articulates the pain of all the patriotic citizens of this country.
The actions of Haryana police betrays the basic principles of constitutional governance and even a facade of it. The Supreme Court’s ruling against the sedition law and its absence in the bns has been exposed by the incident Not to reiterate that his name indicating his faith has a role to play.
The courts must hold the administration accountable and exemplary censure must be placed
Kafka reified
