Letter to the Readers, Mainstream, March 23, 2024
For months now, opposition politicians or civil society leaders have been harassed & targeted by agencies under the control of the Modi government, be it the Income Tax Dept, the CBI or the (...)
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Letter to the Readers, Mainstream, March 23, 2024
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The Pre-Trial Arrest of Opposition Leaders in the Middle of General Election Disturbs the Rule of Electoral Game | Vijay Kumar
23 March, by Vijay KumarEven though the mid-night arrest of Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi, after the election process has already kicked in, was expected, yet it is unprecedented. The arrest of Kejriwal following earlier arrest of Hemant Soren, Chief (...) -
Wokeism - the new whipping horse of India’s Hindutva Right & of the Global Right | Subhash Gatade
23 March, by Subhash GatadeThe shrill voices of those who give orders Are full of fear like the squeakings of Piglets awaiting the butcher’s knife, as their fat arses Sweat with anxiety in their office chairs.... Fear rules not only those who are ruled, but The rulers (...) -
A Wedding at India’s Super Rich & the Question of Public Morality | Radhakanta Barik
23 March, by Radhakanta BarikCAPITALISM THRIVES ON public morality, as it brings workers and consumers to the capital, one to create the goods that gather capital, the other who purchases the goods in exchange of that capital. The wedding that we are talking about happened (...) -
Devolution of Funds and North - South Divide | J P Gadkari
23 March, by J P GadkariLast month, on 7th February, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his entire Cabinet staged a protest demonstration in the National Capital demanding Karnataka’s due share in the devolution of taxes collected by Centre as GST, cess and (...) -
People’s Health Manifesto Demands A Common Health System and Commitment of Much Higher Resources | Bharat Dogra
23 March, by Bharat DograWhile several concessions and isolated commitments are frequently announced before elections, what is often missing is a more comprehensive approach to the many-sided reform of various important development sectors. A recent attempt for making (...) -
Metamorphosis of Judicial Activism | Arup Kumar Sen
23 March, by Arup Kumar SenIn summing up the role of the Indian judiciary in post-Emergency years, the eminent scholar of Jurisprudence, S. P. Sathe observed: “Post-Emergency judicial activism was probably inspired by the Court’s realization that its elitist social image (...) -
Hunger-strikers’ Demands (1929) | Bhagat Singh, B.K. Dutt
23 MarchCentral Jail Lahore
June 24, 1929
WE, BHAGAT SINGH AND B.K. DUTT, WERE SENTENCED to life transportation in the Assembly Bomb Case, Delhi, on the 19th April, 1929. As long as we were undertrial prisoners in Delhi Jail, we were accorded a very (...) -
Growing Spectre of Hate in University Campuses in India | Narender Nagarwal
23 MarchThe horrifying imagery of brutal assaults on innocent Muslim students in Gujarat University, Ahmedabad while they peacefully engage in their prayers is utterly gut-wrenching, enough to evoke profound anguish and outrage. It seems that Indian (...) -
Banerjee Solo-Card in West Bengal: A Shrewd Move! | Nilofar Suhrawardy
23 March, by Nilofar SuhrawardyIndisposed for a few days because of “head injury,” Mamata Banerjee, also known as a firebrand leader, is not likely to remain quiet for long particularly at this crucial time, ahead of parliamentary elections. At present, she is the only woman (...)