Saurav Das

Par­lia­ment passed con­tro­ver­sial laws in De­cem­ber that have raised con­cerns about civ­il lib­er­ties and sur­veil­lance.

Op­po­si­tion says it is con­vinced gov­ern­ment has ‘sur­prise leg­is­la­tions’ up its sleeve as it holds spe­cial 5-day ses­sion.

Killing in po­lice’s pres­ence sparks al­le­ga­tions of tar­get­ed ‘po­lit­i­cal’ as­sas­si­na­tions in BJP-ruled Ut­tar Pradesh state.