{"id":6812,"date":"2026-05-19T22:43:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaonkaari.com\/bjp-government-misusing-power-to-silence-voices-against-corruption-say-sherlekar-supporters\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T22:43:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:13:21","slug":"bjp-government-misusing-power-to-silence-voices-against-corruption-say-sherlekar-supporters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaonkaari.com\/mr\/bjp-government-misusing-power-to-silence-voices-against-corruption-say-sherlekar-supporters\/","title":{"rendered":"BJP Government Misusing Power to Silence Voices Against Corruption, Say Sherlekar Supporters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Panaji: Strong criticism has emerged against the BJP government after complaints were reportedly filed against social activist Swapnesh Sherlekar, who has been raising his voice on issues of alleged corruption and destruction of Goa.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Supporters of Sherlekar alleged that the government is attempting to intimidate activists and suppress dissent by encouraging complaints against those who question its decisions. They said the Constitution of India guarantees every citizen the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression, and any attempt to curb this right is an attack on democracy.<\/p>\n<p>According to them, Sherlekar has been speaking on issues concerning Goa\u2019s land, environment and public interest. Instead of addressing the concerns raised, the government is allegedly using pressure tactics to silence him and others who are standing up for Goa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a clear misuse of power and reflects arrogance. The public voice cannot be crushed through intimidation,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<p>They further stated that such actions are aimed at creating fear among activists and ordinary citizens who question corruption and policies that affect Goa\u2019s future. However, they asserted that people will not remain silent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe stand firmly with Swapnesh Sherlekar and with every citizen who is fighting to protect Goa. The spirit of Goans cannot be suppressed, and the fight for justice, accountability and preservation of our land will continue,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n<p>The issue has once again brought focus on the larger debate over democratic rights, freedom of speech and the right of citizens to question those in power.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supporters of social activist Swapnesh Sherlekar criticize the BJP government, alleging misuse of power to silence voices against corruption and suppress dissent in Goa, asserting that democratic rights and the fight for justice will continue.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6811,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-main-story"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gaonkaari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ce0bb713-86fa-4ab4-85cd-1e620c5f0990-349af91b53342599490d9dfce71df26c.jpg?fit=1280%2C1280&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaonkaari.com\/mr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaonkaari.com\/mr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaonkaari.com\/mr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaonkaari.com\/mr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaonkaari.com\/mr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gaonkaari.com\/mr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6812\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaonkaari.com\/mr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaonkaari.com\/mr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaonkaari.com\/mr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaonkaari.com\/mr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}