The latest chapter in the ongoing saga of 'Who Can We Label A Threat Today' features a familiar cast: panicked bureaucrats and students armed with nothing more than slogans. Following recent reports, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke has publicly called out the government’s penchant for framing student protesters as national security risks. It seems that in the current climate, questioning the status quo is now indistinguishable from treason.
The Art of Overreaction
There is a specific kind of insecurity required to look at a college student holding a banner about exam delays or fee hikes and see a sleeper cell agent. We have reached a point where the state treats a peaceful assembly like a tactical threat, deploying more personnel to monitor university gates than to address the actual issues raised by those within them. It is a masterclass in deflection, ensuring that no one talks about the actual policy failures while everyone debates whether a student group is 'anti-national' for wanting a functioning education system.
The UAPA Handbook
Dipke’s stance is a necessary intervention in a landscape where the UAPA is treated like a magic wand. By equating dissent with terrorism, the authorities aren't just silencing individuals; they are attempting to rewrite the social contract. When the government decides that the most efficient way to handle a student protest is to criminalize the participants, they reveal a profound lack of intellectual confidence. If your ideology is so fragile that a campus march threatens its foundations, the issue lies in your policy, not in the students' vocal cords.
If you are terrified of a student with a placard, perhaps the problem isn't the student—perhaps the problem is your own fragile grip on reality.
The Cost of Silence
We are told to be patient, to wait for the system to correct itself, and to avoid 'destabilizing' the environment. Yet, when students take to the streets, they are doing exactly what a functioning democracy requires: they are participating. Instead of labeling them as threats, we should be asking why they feel the need to protest in the first place. The government’s pivot to hyper-securitization is a lazy attempt to avoid the messy, uncomfortable work of governance.
If you are tired of watching the state treat civic engagement like a felony, it is time to get organized. We aren't going anywhere, and neither are the issues we are raising. Check out our /manifesto to see where we stand on these systemic overreaches, or head over to /join if you are ready to stop watching from the sidelines and start building a movement that actually values the voices of the youth.
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