Are we really free to opinionate in this country?
Our honorable Supreme Court has finally given the verdict on Prashant Bhushan's contempt case. Prashant Bhushan has been punished with a fine of ₹1 for which the due date is 15 September. Failing to comply with the timely payment of this fine will lead him to an imprisonment of three months and/or 3 years of ban on practice of law. By now, one might be wondering what grave crime was committed by Mr. Bhushan which has led to the erection of such a controversial case. The controversy started on a social media application which is probably considered the birth place of controversies and arguments, namely Twitter. Mr. Bhushan uploaded two tweets, one on June 27 which goes as, "When historians in the future look back at the last six years to see how democracy has been destroyed in India even without a formal emergency they will particularly mark the role of the Supreme Court in this destruction and more particularly the role of the last 4 CJIs." and another on...