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India is the world's largest democracy, but our personal liberties such as freedom of speech under attack.
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in power for the last nine years, says he hasn't abandoned the values that inspired India's fight for freedom.
We have proved that democracy can deliver any caste, creed, religion or gender based discrimination has no place in our society.
Critics say the ruling BJP proudly promotes India's Hindu identity but at the expense of its minorities.
Indian Muslims, the largest, say they are paying the price.
I do happen to be somebody who has been very vocal consistently in her criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Besides of course, the fact that I'm a woman and a Muslim woman at that, a community that is at the receiving end of persecution.
A police operation earlier this month targeting a single online News site involved 30 simultaneous police raids.
Many Indian journalists say this is a continuation of a government attack on independent press.
The messaging is clear to the media.
We are after you and the threats are escalating and we are not going to stop this whole process of intimidation at any step.
However, prominent members of Mr.
Modi's party say it's a conspiracy theory with no basis in fact.