cartoonist Aseem Trivedi

Political parties claim that Indian democracy and state institutions are under threat due to recent rise in mass protests and civil society movements. This fear reached to a new height last Saturday when cartoonist Aseem Trivedi was booked for sedition and hurting sentiments and was dragged to jail. Protests followed and subsequently this 25 year old Aseem was let off on bail and there is a strong buzz that sedition charges labeled against him might also be dropped.