nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20220620-153238-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 220620s2022||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20220620-153238-0 doi eng 342 23 Mukherjee, Anindita Author aut The Rule of Law in a Reign of Terror Mukherjee, Anindita Verfassungsblog 2022-06-20 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier India is witnessing a spate of housing demolition used as a tool to inflict extrajudicial punishment for dissent. Over the past few months, the bulldozer has emerged as a powerful metaphor for the brute force of the state and the endless machinations of Hindu supremacists to flatten any difference or diversity they encounter. Tempting as it is, to think of the recent demolitions as a shocking new development, in fact the bulldozer has always been a significant determinant of the contours of space in India. CC BY-SA 4.0 Authoritarianism BJP Hindutva Right to Housing Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-rule-of-law-in-a-reign-of-terror/ raw object