For people who criticised the government, jail had become the norm and bail an exception. The MVA government missed out on what constitutes a real democracy – pluralism and the right to dissent.As Ketaki Chitale walked out of jail after 40 days on June 24, she would have breathed a sigh of relief.
In 2019, the people of Maharashtra resoundingly voted in favour of a BJP-Shiv Sena alliance with Devendra Fadnavis at the helm. However, in a shocking turn of events, the MVA was born and formed the government.Unsurprisingly, the people of Maharashtra did not take kindly to the ideological compromise entered into by the three political parties.