The @project_polis's Profiles of Dissent centers on remarkable voices of dissent and courage, and their personal and political histories, as a way to reclaim our public spaces. This week learn about
Rona Wilson, one of the BK12 political prisoners.
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The profile carries the transcription of Rona Wilson's speech, “The history of criminal laws in India”, delivered by Rona Wilson in 2012. Please read. Below is a thread on with excerpts from his speech
"Given the situation that is prevalent in the subcontinent, repression is a necessary condition for the Indian state to perpetuate/ reproduce itself. "
"At times we tend to make the distinction that during the Nehruvian period things were much better."
"However, we can see that all these acts were promulgated at that time. The period was a moment in the history of the subcontinent where much bloodshed and state-building took place. "
"Where the Indian state was constituted through armed occupation in several areas as well as by bringing in the police and necessary security in several regions to ensure that the state became well entrenched."
"At the present juncture, one can notice that there is more and more civil expenditure going into the building of structures like state-of-the-art prisons, several nodal centers, and apart from all this we also see numerous unknown expenditures to create a war-time economy."
"We have to create counter profiles — why is it that a Muslim is always viewed as aggressive? Why is the Kashmiri Muslim always viewed as a terrorist who cannot be believed? Why are the Nagas viewed as people who can be given a secondary status?"
"Why is the Maoist always viewed as a terrorist? Why is it that the Maoist should not be given justice? This deliberate profile created by the media and government creates a fear among the people."
You can read our previous profile of Asif Iqbal Tanha, Surendra Gadling, Shoma Sen, @SharjeelUsmani, @TeltumbdeA, Gautam Navlakha, GN Saibaba, Sudha Bharadwaj, and Varavara Rao.
here:
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