Overview
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Context
A Dalit academician was recently arrested for an ‘objectionable’ post on the Gyanvapi mosque row.
Background
About Section 295A
What is the issue?
What are the associated concerns?
What are some safeguards to prevent misuse?
Conclusion
A critical inquiry of orthodox practices and superstitious beliefs encourages social reforms. India’s Constitution celebrates diversity with the guarantee of free speech. With that aspirational pledge, should not the answer to hurt religious sentiment be tolerance, and not rampant criminalisation?
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