Whatever happened to 'democracy' !

After the Ambikesh Mahapatra incident in Bengal, we blamed didi’s whimsical short temper. Now with Aseem Trivedi’s arrest things look a little more serious. Is this not an outright violation of the right to expression? The sedition act is much older than the constitution itself and also obviously (to all but those at the receiving end of so called sedition) decrepit. It might fit well in a fascist or dictatorial rule but not in a democracy. Democrats don't command obedience. Censure should be dealt with more subtly by political parties. Anyway if the idea was to conceal the widespread discontent, all they have managed to do is give Trivedi the publicity which he might not have earned through his cartoons alone. And if it was to repress one protesting voice, it has brought on a whole new spate of reprehension. With the allegations flowing in, why not acknowledge the need for introspection? Better late than never. 
And since when did I start writing on issues of national interest? Yeah its just one of those nights when you just don't feel sleepy. But knowing that does not dilute the gravity of what was written does it :D ? If Coleridge's opium poetry was taken serious, so should this be!