Protests have become the new “veto power” in India. If you can mobilize a few thousand loud, persistent protestors, you can often stall or kill a policy — regardless of whether it benefits the larger public. So yes, it’s easy to organise protests in India — but it’s even easier for the system

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed at a legal conference that former Union Minister Arun Jaitley was “sent to threaten” him over his opposition to India’s farm laws. This claim was swiftly denied by Rohan Jaitley, Arun Jaitley’s son. Timeline Doesn’t Add Up Arun Jaitley passed away in August 2019—well before the farm laws were introduced […]