Talha Abdul Rahman

The Information Technology Rules, 2021 are hardwired against freedom of speech and expression, and for this reason, they need to be reexamined, writes Talha Abdul Rahman.

Theoretically, adult suffrage under Article 326 of the Constitution is decoupled from housing status, ensuring that the right to vote cuts across social divisions. But the recent spate of demolitions without rehabilitation and the corresponding weaponisation of Form 7 has birthed a mechanism to purge the poor from democratic participation.

Can restoration of the citizenship of a dead man act as a therapeutic balm for people facing similar challenges?