The strength of India lies not in suppressing voice but in its long standing traditions of multiculturalism and plurality that has held the country together even at the worst of time and situation

India's increasingly triangle National ago was hard this week by cricket match. 15 peoples all muslims arrested from Madhya Pradesh Burhanpur district and slept with sedition for allegedly celebration of Pakistani victory in the final of Champion Trophy.

The police say their offence was shouting Pro Pakistan slogans and brasting firecrackers on the road.

On how crackers slogans good imperials the country do the authorities had no explanation.

The episode underlined amounting trained in India of using a sledge hammer to crack a but abilities law to muscle criticisms of the state or government with the focus of a non who said it is in the instead of hot watch been said.

The sedition law has an ignominious history.

The colonial provisions has been used against activist political opponent Freedom Fighters and even student.

In most cases discharges has been struck down by the court and Legal Experts have been repeatedly stressed that even anti India slogan did not mountains Edison born out to fact that no charges have been filled here after the Jawaharlal Nehru University student has been slapped for sedition charge.

In this case for example the families says they never celebrated India's defeat at the hands of the Arch Enemy but even if they did it does not amount to any serious threat against the country.

The charges of sedition usually regarded by act intended to submit all over three of the government through violence.

But increasingly it is welded as a threat to deal with people who cause discomfort criticize politics or not to the official line.

The lack of sincere efforts to Vishal down the scope of this dangerous law by successive government has laid security forces to use the Cds and close regularly and with impunity.

Even and admissions by junior home minister that the Ambit of the law was too wide has failed to temper  the enthusiasm.

This occurs badly for Indians who Pride themselves on nurturing a thriving democracy unlike our neighborhood.

But by booking people thoughts edition on account of slogan remarks made on television aur cricket matches we are wearing in 8 days ago that cannot tolerate even the slightest hint of dissent let alone criticism.

The strength of India lies not in suppressing voice but in its long standing traditions of multiculturalism and plurality that has held the country together even at the worst situation.