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Recently, 1,000 days passed since Jagtar Singh Johal was arrested by police in Punjab.
Court hearings are continually deferred without evidence against Jaggi presented, allowing Jaggi’s defence no opportunity to prove his innocence
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Court hearings are continually deferred without evidence against Jaggi presented, allowing Jaggi’s defence no opportunity to prove his innocence
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Jaggi’s case, much like Nazanin’s, ties into a wider framework around which citizenship as a meaningful concept remains tied to whiteness and allegiance to state dominance...
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We see this in the UK where a coalition of the Hindutva diaspora and the right wing establishment, whereby Labour and Conservative Friends of India represent foreign state interests in policy discussions...
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...and with the implicit trade off between overlooking human rights abuses in Kashmir and Panjab in particular and the much needed post-brexit trade deal with india.
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The stripping of Shamima Begum’s citizenship, the hostile environment and windrush, the deafening silence on Nazanin and Jaggi - these speak to a government and society that continue to police what it means to be British in material terms...
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... while demanding integration, deference and the erasure of non-white community from black and brown citizens.
Jaggi’s case covers several areas: the silencing of Sikh activism, increasing state authoritarianism, and the fragility of what it means to be a ‘citizen’.
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Jaggi’s case covers several areas: the silencing of Sikh activism, increasing state authoritarianism, and the fragility of what it means to be a ‘citizen’.
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