Just one drop of nectar, please.

"Once upon a time, the likes of Khudiram Bose, Rajguru and Sukhdev were charged with Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for literally waging war against the state," wrote Indrajit Hazra. All three men were hanged for resisting the savage, barbaric British Raj. Section 124A "which deals with sedition, was drafted by Thomas Babington Macaulay and included in IPC in 1870," TOI. Till today, "Sedition is a non-bailable offence. Punishment under the law varies from imprisonment up to three years to a life term and a fine." Instead of repealing this obnoxious colonial oppression of Indian citizens, "The Centre has sought time from the Supreme Court (SC) to file its response on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the colonial era law on sedition," NDTV. This is when, "Seventy-five weeks ahead of 75th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi...launched 'Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav' (Celebrations of the Nectar of Independence)," TOI. The Mahotsav was launched on 12 March 2021. By the time all of them have sipped the Nectar not a drop is left for hapless citizens. Complaining is sedition. "Between 2017 and 2018, some 10,000 persons from Jharkhand's Khunti district were charged with sedition -- the charges were dropped by the subsequent government -- for opposing the state government's proposed changes in the Chhota Nagpur Tenancy Act and the Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act that protect adivasi land rights." Last month, "The BJP administered North Delhi Municipal Corporation...demolished several buildings in Jahangirpuri, which saw communal violence a few days ago, despite a Supreme Court order," ET. In Madhya Pradesh (MP), the home of 57-year old Nirasha Nishad was demolished by bulldozers for criminal charges against her grandson for which he has been granted bail, The Wire. "The demolition of one's home or means of livelihood is equivalent to civic death," wrote former SC justice Madan Lokur. A judge in Assam said that charges filed by police against Jignesh Mevani were false and the High Court should mandate police reforms, "Otherwise our state will become a police state, which the society can ill afford," DH. We are already there. The probe by Delhi Police into cases of riots in 2020 was found "callous and farcical" by a trial judge, NDTV. "The officials must be held accountable, personally and institutionally for brazen defiance of the rule of law. They should not be allowed to get away with impunity." "India has slipped 8 places on the World Press Freedom Index 2022. With a global score of 41, India has gone down to 150th from 142 last year," TOI. "For the fourth straight year, India topped internet shutdowns in the world in 2021, showed data released last week by tech police think tank Access Now," Mint. Naturally. We can't have everyone knowing about the total lack of nectar. Can we?