NEW DELHI, July 5 -- First the Karnataka High Court and then the Delhi High Court through their path-breaking bail orders, in separate cases registered under various sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), have given a much-desired boost to protection of the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution of India. These rights have been blatantly violated by various state and central police agencies by falsely implicating people who are protesting against oppressive actions of the government and its agencies.
There has been more than 100 percent increase in the number of people arrested under various sections of the anti-terror law, the UAPA, in 2019, compared to the number of people arrested under the law in 2015. Wh...