Tag: Vernon Gonsalves

By Muslim Mirror Desk, New Delhi : In a spate of arrests which seem to be politically motivated human rights activists Gautam Navlakha, Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira, Sudha Bharadwaj, and poet Varavara Rao were detained on Tuesday triggering widespread outrage by netizens. The raids were conducted across the country in states like Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Telangana, Delhi, Haryana and Goa. The arrests were made over allegations of Maoist links. The raids have been widely condemned in the country with many comparing it with emergency during Indira Gandhi’s time. Prominent historian Ramachandra Guha while speaking...