However well-meaning & tempting, avoid making comparisons b/n the anti-CAA protests & the anti-farm bills or for that matter, the suffering of the two minority communities involved. It doesn't help anybody & is mostly disconnected from the lived realities of both communities. 1/n

While both minorities have suffered a lot of state & majoritarian violence over decades, the contours of that violence were not always the same. As a Pb Sikh working on human rights concerns, I have learned about the privilege we hold when I worked with other communities. 2/n

I was, also, made aware of the support of the UC-majority to state violence in Punjab each time the request for a story on Punjab disappearances or police impunity was met with dismissal or indifference. Here's another one from yesterday btw. 3/n https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/former-punjab-dgp-sumedh-singh-saini-anticipatory-bail-balwant-singh-multani-murder-supreme-court

It takes a tremendous amount of courage & compassion for India's Muslim community to show the kind of patience & resistance that they have, given the 360-degree assault on their identity & existence. I learn so much from my Muslim friends & peers in the human rights space. 4/n

The wrongs against both minorities are condemnable. The resilience of both is inspiring & beautiful. The solidarities we are building is the only take away from these struggles in the same frame, not a comparative analysis of the two. They teach us love, faith & courage. 5/5