India: Think before you speak or go to Jail

India may be called a free country but we Indians are not free. We are still denied our basic rights – mainly the Freedom of speech.

There was a time when British Army would put people in jail just because they spoke against them or put forward their views against the wrong doings by the soldiers. That was the era before India’s Independence in 1947.

Now, after 65 years we are again denied the right, this time by our own fellow Indians and government is either supporting the denial or sitting and watching as mute spectator. For the people and their families who become the victim just because they decided to speak their mind, life changes overnight. On the other end, the rest of us are forced to live our lives in fear of those with money and power.

With the social media becoming accessible in every household, people tend to share their thoughts with their friends and family sitting across states on the internet. Everyone comments on what is happening across the country and if they support it or not. But putting someone in jail just because they made a comment is not at all acceptable.

This is once again a true example and proof of Corruption seeped so deep in roots of India. People cannot have faith on any of the political parties, nor can they trust the Police department. The common man has become a mere toy being thrown from one hand to the other.