At seven, Kyra doesn바카라t understand the ways of the world much, except that some 바카라bad men바카라바카라as she refers to the police personnel바카라barged into their home, allegedly roughed up her father and took him away just as the family of five was getting ready for dinner on a balmy evening in mid-May.
Manipur journalist Kishorechandra Wangkhem (in pic with family), 41, was back in prison for the third time in as many years and once again for a Facebook post that criticised claims by some right-wing leaders that cow urine and dung can cure Covid. An activist, Erendro Leichombam, 40, too was arrested for a separate but similar post on FB.
What has riled the family and a large section of people is the fact that both have been charged under stringent provisions of the National Security Act (NSA), within minutes of securing bail in the present case. Kishorechandra was arrested twice earlier, in 2018 and 2020, for separate FB posts critical of the BJP government. Since 2018, he has spent around 250 days in custody.
바카라It has been traumatic for her (Kyra). She knows something is wrong, but can바카라t understand what or why바카라it is emotionally draining,바카라 Ranjita Elangbam, Kishorechandra바카라s wife, tells Outlook. Kyra is the eldest of three siblings, including sister Poinunganbi and nine-month-old brother Wangnganga.
In his FB post following the death of Manipur BJP President, Saikhon Tikendra Singh, due to COVID-19, Kishorechandra had written, 바카라Cow dung cow urine didn바카라t work. Groundless argument. Tomorrow I will eat fish (sic).바카라 Leichombam바카라s post said, 바카라The cure for Corona is Not cow dung & cow Urine. The cure is science and common Sense. Professor ji RIP바카라. Singh served as a professor of philosophy before he joined politics.
Kishorechanra바카라s lawyer Chongtham Victor says police are yet to file chargesheets in the two earlier cases. 바카라Arrests are made for a purpose, but now it seems arresting itself is the purpose, a punishment only to cause harassment and throwing people into jails and impinge upon an individual바카라s right to freedom of expression,바카라 he says. 바카라Queries at police stations regarding their action are more often than not met with the standard reply of orders from 바카라higher ups바카라.바카라
In 2018, Kishorechandra had criticised the ruling BJP government for observing Rani Lakshmibai Jayanti and for attempting to draw a parallel between India바카라s freedom struggle and Manipur바카라s. 바카라When you appreciate Rani of Jhansi as a freedom fighter covering Manipur, your knowledge is null and바카라.up. Rani Jhansi has nothing to do with Manipur,바카라 he said in the video post, adding it was an 바카라insult to the freedom fighters of Manipur.바카라 He was promptly booked for sedition. While granting bail, a court found the video post바카라s language uncouth, but said it was 바카라a mere expression of opinion against the public conduct of a public figure바카라.
In 2020, Kishorechandra was arrested for an alleged derogatory remark against the Maram tribe in his Facebook post; it was in response to exchanges between two women, one of whom was the wife of a BJP leader. He was again booked for sedition.
Meanwhile, the distraught family awaits Kishorechandra바카라s release from jail. 바카라I still have faith in law and believe all will end well,바카라 Ranjita says, citing her husband바카라s release from prison on two earlier occasions. Given the BJP바카라s antipathy towards any form of dissent, this may take a while.
By Dipankar Roy in Guwahati
