Tag: democracy
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Posting Is Not a Privilege: The Legal Position of Lawmakers on Social Media
A Member of Parliament now speaks in two places: the floor of the House, and a timeline that never adjourns. The Constitution protects the first with a carefully drafted immunity. It says very little about the second. Lawmakers are discovering, case by case, that the law treats their posts much as it treats everyone else’s,…
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Section 163 and the Art of the Invisible Assembly
On Saturday, Delhi staged one of the most expensive non-events in its history. For a rally that was never allowed to assemble, more than 2,000 people were detained. Thousands of police and paramilitary personnel were deployed. Internet was suspended in the central business district, and dozens of metro stations and markets were shut. Whatever one…
