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Signals authoritarianism: Ambedkar's grandson on police action on CJP protesters
short by Garima Garg / on Tuesday, 21 July, 2026
Dr BR Ambedkar's grandson Prakash Ambedkar criticised police action against CJP protesters in Delhi, saying, "When peaceful protests seeking accountability from...government are ruthlessly suppressed with force, it signals authoritarianism." "A democracy is ultimately tested not by how it treats agreement, but how it responds to disagreement," he added, recalling his grandfather's principles.