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The uses of violence

The disinformation that accompanies the violence is of a typically high order, as befits an operation that has been at the cutting edge of the 21st century's alternative-facts breakthroughs

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Security personnel conduct patrolling as they walk past Bhagirathi Vihar area of the riot-affected north east Delhi. PTI

Mihir S Sharma

5 min read Last Updated : Mar 06 2020 | 3:07 PM IST

Ever since the inception of large-scale and peaceful protests against the Citizen’s Amendment Act and the National Population Register spread across urban India, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has struggled to regain control of the narrative. There was no easy way of making villains of these large crowds of non-violent protesters, frequently led by women, waving the national flag and reading from the Constitution.

It appears that it has now discovered one possible way: what used to be called “direct action”, followed by disinformation. This approach was debuted in New Delhi’s northeast, and has swiftly lived up to its

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Topics : Citizenship Bill Delhi Riots 2020 Bharatiya Janata Party Mob violence

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