Space for protest, free discussion getting closed, says Amartya Sen; BJP dissents
The 87-year-old Harvard University professor backed the farmers' protests against three agricultural laws, insisting there was a "strong case" for substantial review of the legislations.
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By PTI
KOLKATA: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has voiced concern over "curtailment of space" for protest and discussion in the country where people are jailed without trial through arbitrarily imposed charge of sedition.
The BJP, which is often the butt of criticism by the economist, rubbished the accusation as baseless.
In an e-mail interview with PTI, the 87-year-old Harvard University professor backed the farmers' protests against three agricultural laws, insisting there was a "strong case" for substantial review of the legislations.