Traditional media is no longer the only force shaping what we see, read and believe. Hear from firebrand parliamentarian @derekobrienmp as he discusses the growing sway of digital platforms over traditional media. In Politics, Policy and Predictions: Views from the Front Row of Parliament, O’Brien examines the changing landscape of Indian democracy, media narratives and power politics.

रोना बंद करो भाजपाइयों, मोदी जी कोई चक्रवर्ती सम्राट नही जो आजीवन राज करेंगे। विपक्ष का काम है आंदोलन करना और भ्रष्ट सत्ता का परिवर्तन करना। अगर @BJP4India बहुत महान है तो ऐलान करे की विपक्ष के राज्यों में सत्ता परिवर्तन के लिए वो चुनाव नही लड़ेगी।

They started vote chori. We came out to defend our right to vote. They started curbing our right to protest. We came out to fight for our right to protest. They denotified Jantar Mantar. We came out with the tricolour in hand. Now they are detaining young activists for waving the tricolour! This is why this is nothing short of India's second freedom movement. Join it with all your strength. There's no pause, no fatigue, no going back. Freedom from fascism!

If there is one group of people really fighting for this country's future, it is the youth, the Gen Z of this nation. To imprison them because they are trying to clean up the system reeks of insecurity Slapping trespassing cases on @SauravDassss & @AshutoshRanka is absolutely uncalled for. Five-day judicial custody for waving Indian flags at Jantar Mantar is a new level of Emergency! Don't forget that the country attained its freedom through protests and movements like these. Dissent is the cornerstone of any democracy.

Ashu and Saurav have been sent to 5 days judicial custody. Their fault? Unfurling tricolour at Jantar Mantar. Show some guts, @narendramodi. If you’re so determined to crush dissent, have the courage to officially declare an Emergency instead of hiding behind these cowardly tactics.

When CJP was granted permission to protest, many were quick to float conspiracy theories that we were planted by the BJP. Yesterday, the INDIA bloc held a massive protest, but there was no crackdown like the one we witnessed on October 10. This is exactly how the govt plays us against each other. By treating different protests differently, they create suspicion and mistrust among people who are ultimately fighting for the same cause. My only request to everyone is to see through these tactics. Today, they may allow one protest and crush another. Tomorrow, they could reverse the roles. The idea is to keep us doubting each other instead of questioning those in power. Don’t let conspiracy theories divide us. Don’t fall into the trap of fighting among ourselves when we should be standing together. The fight is against Gyanesh Kumar and those protecting him. Don’t lose sight of that.

After having delivered the assembly election to the BJP in a brazenly fraudulent manner, the CEC has had this Press Note issued. There is no limit to Gyanesh Kumar’s shamelessness.

Our Hon’ble Chairperson @MamataOfficial, along with our MPs, was present at the Constitution Club in New Delhi. Today, alongside INDIA Bloc leaders, we marched to the Supreme Court, demanding justice for every rightful voter who had been wronged by Gyanesh Kumar and Mo-Shah. The fight for the rights of our voters and the integrity of our democracy continues!

Tomorrow, 12th October, India marches peacefully as one to the Supreme Court. Students, civil society organisations, Opposition parties: Please join us to defend our democracy. #ChaloDilli

The @AITCofficial fact finding team comprising of myself, Maria Fernandes and @Sirsanya1 examining increasing attacks on Christians, travelled across Bengal and found the following: 1) Christians are being threatened & attacked if they don’t “return” to Hinduism 2) Christians are being denied burial rights 3) Christians are being denied civic rights like developing their own property or accessing irrigation for crops 4) Christian congregations are being intimidated by loud music just outside mass or prayer meetings 5) Churches are being vandalised by mobs.

UNDECLARED EMERGENCY: THOSE DEFENDING DEMOCRACY ARE DETAINED, WHILE THOSE BETRAYING IT ARE PROTECTED! The Union BJP Government has detained Former Chief Ministers Com. @PinarayiVijayan, Thiru. @ArvindKejriwal, @MamataOfficial and Com. Manik Sarkar, @CPIMSpeak General Secretary @MABabyCPIM and leaders of various student organisations who are fighting to protect the people's right to vote, while CEC Gyanesh Kumar, who should be facing trial for his act of treason, is roaming freely with Z+ security! What a disgrace! The conspiracy behind SIR has been completely exposed. There is no hiding it anymore! Barricading #Delhi, shutting down the internet and detaining political leaders cannot crush the uprising of India's youth. How long can the Union Government keep an entire nation under siege? Meanwhile, the Kakistocratic TVK Government in Tamil Nadu is desperately trying to please its Delhi masters by detaining activists protesting against #SIR and demanding #GyaneshKumar's resignation. All those detained must be released immediately. Gyanesh Kumar must be sacked, SIR must be halted, and everyone responsible for betraying the people of India must be held accountable! @CockroachIsBack @SFI_CEC @abhijeet_dipke @AISA_Official_ @Aishe_Ghosh @SauravDassss @Neha_AISA @AshutoshRanka @Dhruv_Rathee

🚨 THIS IS AN EMERGENCY 🚨 IT HAS BEEN 10 HOURS SINCE DELHI POLICE ABDUCTED ABHIJEET DIPKE ASHUTOSH RANKA AND SAURAV DAS. WE STILL DON’T KKOW WHERE THEY ARE, WE HAVE NO CONTACT WITH THEM. WHERE IS DELHI POLICE HOLDING THEM? HOW CAN IT BE ACCEPTABLE TO ABDUCT SOMEONE LIKE THIS?