Goanet Digest, Vol 21, Issue 226

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Today's Topics:

   1. Read: "Umar Khalid: A Prisoner of Conscience." (Vivek Pinto)
   2. Jubilation and carnival of celebrations (Nelson Lopes)


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Date: Mon, 4 May 2026 18:01:47 +0900
From: Vivek Pinto <[email protected]>
To: Goanet <[email protected]>
Subject: [Goanet] Read: "Umar Khalid: A Prisoner of Conscience."
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By: Clifton Rosario [Clifton D?Rozario is the general secretary of All
India Lawyers Association for Justice (AILAJ)]
Published in: *The Wire*
Date: May 2, 2026
Source: https://thewire.in/rights/umar-khalid-a-prisoner-of-conscience
*Note:* Please access the source to read the entire article.

"This is a speech from a book, *Umar Khalid and His World: An
Anthology *discussion
on ?Umar Khalid and His World? held on April 28, 2026 at BIC, Bengaluru.

The true measure of a democracy is not reflected in the pomp of parliament
or the spectacle of  elections, but in how it treats those who dissent.
This is why the political prisoner must be understood  not as an isolated
legal category, but as a mirror held up to the State itself. The book,
through the life of  Umar Khalid and the manner of his incarceration, holds
a mirror to the way the Indian State deals with its dissenters ? right from
Khurram Parvez in Kashmir to Suneeta Potam in Chhattisgarh, to Surendra
Gadling of the BK-16, and the recently arrested workers and activists in
the Noida workers protest."


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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 4 May 2026 21:24:47 +0530
From: Nelson Lopes <[email protected]>
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Subject: [Goanet] Jubilation and carnival of celebrations
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**Jubilation and Carnival of Celebrations**

The BJP can rightly celebrate its overwhelming victory, especially in
Bengal. It is not merely an incumbency factor at play; today?s voters are
far more educated and politically aware.

The electorate has demonstrated that no political party should be granted a
permanent status, as such dominance can foster autocratic tendencies. There
is little doubt that the electoral map is increasingly influenced by
religious sentiments rather than traditional caste fault lines.

While the BJP has effectively used its propaganda machinery, it must also
remember that the Congress remained in power for nearly seven decades?miles
ahead in terms of political longevity.

A new broom sweeps clean, but only time will reveal the extent to which
aspirations are fulfilled. Explanations and justifications may attempt to
shift blame onto past rulers and policies, but the true test lies in
governance and delivery.

**Nelson Lopes**
Chinchinim
[https://lopesnelsonnat.wordpress.com](https://lopesnelsonnat.wordpress.com)

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If you want, I can also make it more forceful, neutral, or editorial-style
depending on where you plan to publish it.
Nelson Lopes
Chinchinim
https://lopesnelsonnat.wordpress.com


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