Clarke Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 The Mumbai police produced cartoonist Aseem Trivedi before the Bandra holiday court on Sunday. Trivedi was arrested on Saturday on charges of sedition for displaying cartoons during the Anna Hazare protest in the Bandra-Kurla complex (BKC) in November 2011. The arrest was carried out on the basis of a complaint filed by Amit Katarnayea, a legal advisor for a Mumbai-based NGO. Katarnayea had approached the BKC police in December 2011 with his complaint against Trivedi's allegedly derogatory sketches, depicting the National Emblem and the Parliament in a bad light. The complainant said that the offending cartoons were uploaded on social networking sites too, thereby hurting the sentiments of the nation. Trivedi himself believes he has done no wrong. On Sunday when the court asked Trivedi if he had sought any counsel to represent him, Trivedi said, "I do not need any counsel. I do not even remember on which sketches of mine the police have arrested me. The police have arrested me for expressing my anger against the government. And if I am an accused by expressing my views, then yes in that case I prefer to be behind bars than to enjoy my freedom in this way." The court after hearing the arguments remanded him in police custody till September 16. Members of India Against Corruption (IAC) claimed that the cases were foisted on Trivedi by the government, as the government was angry with their anti-corruption crusade. Mayank Gandhi of the IAC said, "The case has been registered simply because Aseem had participated in the BKC protest organized by Anna Hazare and had raised his voice against corruption. So the government is trying to scuttle his protest in this manner." Trivedi was charged with sedition under Section 124 (A) of the Indian Penal Code. The cartoonist was also charged under the IT Act and the 1971 National Emblem Act. Trivedi's cartoons reportedly depicted the Parliament as a commode and showed the National Emblem with wolves instead of lions. Guy's got some creativity :giggle: hope he's released asap by public pressure or a higher court directive :protest:
punjabi_khota Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 And this ladies and gents, is the reason why we don't have a south park or a family guy in India. P.S.: Bhrashtmev jayate
Sachin=GOD Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 Bhrashtmev jayate :rofl: :rofl: This Govt has completely lost its sense of humor.
superstar Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 Lol. Jon stewart, Colbert, the south Park guys should take a note. Bhrashtmev jayate :rofl: :rofl: This Govt has completely lost its sense of humor. He is making fun of the govt. How will you feel if they make fun of you :sniffle::sniffle:
Sachin=GOD Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 More like the feeling of guilt :winky: if they have so much of guilt then why don't they actually do something to reduce corruption :giggle:
superstar Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 Btw this is the cartoon that caused trouble. Hope I will not get arrested for reposting
Prakat Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 Lol govt losing its marbles. Time to go home mofos.
Mariyam Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 I don't find the cartoons funny at all, but the government's reaction is not even completely constitutional. This govt. has lost the plot. As an FYI, the word 'Sedition' does not turn up in our constitution, and it is an offense against the state as enumerated by the IPC. Hence in India, sedition cases have no legal precedents and arrests are made by police (at times on the behest of the politicians) based on what they think is seditious. The double standards here are appalling. This cartoonists is arrested for sedition. Dr. Binayak Sen was arrested for much less. But Geelani, Arundhati Roy, Digvijay Singh and Raj Thakeray have gotten away with worse. Shame on this government.
mhr123 Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 Btw this is the cartoon that caused trouble. Hope I will not get arrested for reposting yah this was a bit nasty ... cud have chosen a better word.
Trichromatic Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 Pigvijay Special http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h5DTbe1D5fQ/TsW9Xy4EgUI/AAAAAAAABGY/lvqG2p3nB0w/s1600/pigvijay+cartoons+against+corruption+17.jpg
Mariyam Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 yah this was a bit nasty ... cud have chosen a better word. Yes. He misspelled 'bureaucrat'. Should have at least had someone proof read his cartoons before he had them published. :mad:
JaFanatic Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 and they are saying its a democratic country
Prakat Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 Yes. He misspelled 'bureaucrat'. Should have at least had someone proof read his cartoons before he had them published. :mad: :nice: These laws are of a kind which are used by an unelected govt to protect itself from dissent from the native population. In a democracy, the citizen owes no allegiance to the govt. It is the elected government which is accountable to us. The cartoon isn't inciting people to go out and rape Bharat mata, it is illustrating what is happening to the country. Aseem did no wrong.
DomainK Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 I agree with Mariyam, the cartoons are not funny and the guy is crossing a certain limit. I think there will be a small fine and nothing more.
Prakat Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 ^ nothing wrong with political cartoons not being funny. Some of the best aren't funny but in fact painful. Refer RK Laxman's work and you will find truth-telling the primary imperative.
Crookbond Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 Come to think of it, isn't writing and stapling currency notes a punishable offence as well?
ganeshran Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 Cartoons are gross but do they deserve punishment? Absolutely not :headshake: Whatever happened to freedom of expression
Prakat Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 Following public outrage over his arrest govt does a u-turn and allows aseem to apply for bail. Aseem refuses bail and chooses to appear in court instead and place his case in front of the court.
Desi Cartman Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 This govt is spending more time in controlling media than running the govt.
Crookbond Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 Does 'Sedition' have any place in modern India? New Delhi: Now that Kanpur-based cartoonist Aseem Trivedi has been charged with sedition for his cartoons that 'mocked' the country's political class, Parliament and the national emblem, one has to bear in mind that the word "sedition" does not actually figure anywhere in the Indian Constitution. It is an offence against the state as enumerated in the Indian Penal Code which is an 1860 Act ratified by the British to rule over Indians. Section 124 A of the IPC was drawn up in 1860, just three years after the British East India Company had weathered the storm of the Sepoy Mutiny. So yes, the case against Aseem is registered under Section 124A of the IPC that is an 1860 Act which defines sedition as: "Whoever by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representation, or otherwise, brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards the Government established by law in India, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, to which fine may be added, or with imprisonment which may extend to three years, to which fine may be added, or with fine." A member of Repubican Party of India, Amit Katarnayea, had filed a complaint against Trivedi that the latter had put up banners mocking the Indian constitution during the Anna Hazare rally held last year at the Bandra Kurla Complex. Before Aseem, Dr Binayak Sen was also charged under the same section, a charge the court threw away after the Chhattisgarh government's attempts to put Sen away drew international rebuke. Many prominent Indians - from Tilak to Gandhi to Jogendra Chandra Bose - have faced sedition charges. In India, where 'ignorance of law is no excuse,' the Constitution however guarantees freedom of speech and expression. Article 19(1)(A) of the Indian Constitution says that all citizens have the right to freedom of speech and expression. The right to freedom of speech and expression incorporates protection for austerely censuring existing government structures, policies and administrative schemes, coupled with protection for suggesting and recommending the development of other system. Article 19 (2) of Indian Constitution says that, every citizen of the country holds the right to air his or her opinion through the printing or the electronic media, with certain restrictions imposed. The recent cases of Dr Sen and Aseem reveal the archaic nature of sedition charges, something that is not quite in sync with a modern democracy which cherishes the ideals of freedom of expression and speech. It is one of those numerous IPC codes drawn up in British India to help the British Police to lord over native Indians, to crush every small protest against British rule. Police reforms and an overhaul of police laws is the only way to ensure that such regressive and irrelevant sections are relegated to the pages of legal history. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sedition-does-it-have-any-place-in-modern-india/290187-3.html
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