As protests subsume India, the above question is being increasingly asked. While we are a democracy, we haven’t got it right as critics are put in detention, dissent silenced and majoritarian tactics used.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha has moved the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the three newly enacted agriculture laws, saying they are "discriminatory and manifestly arbitrary" and will expose marginal farmers to exploitation by big corporates.
The laws are seen as anti-farmer and corporate friendly and opposition to them has reached the Supreme Court. Some states like Punjab are also looking to amend their mandi Act
Even as President Ram Nath Kovind gave his approval to the three contentious farm bills on Sunday, the protests by opposition and farmer groups continued and Congress MP TN Prathapan from Kerala has made preparations to approach the Supreme Court today to file a petition against the bills.
The Kerala Government is preparing to move the Supreme Court against the Farm Bills that the Union government had pushed through Parliament on September 17 amid chaos. The move to the court is expected quickly.
The chaos in Parliament has not abated. Today Opposition MPs have all said that they will boycott Rajya Sabha proceedings till the suspension order on eight Rajya Sabha MPs is revoked.