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Bharat Dabholkar’s adulation of Nathuram Godse is titled Nathuram Godse Must Die

During NDA I under Atal Behari Vajpayee, Hindutva propagandists who also vilify Gandhi had used the original play by Pradeep Dalvi Mee Nathuram Boltey to shift discourse towards his veneration, now under a far more aggressive regime, Bharat Dabholar of the Amul ad fame follows suit with a new adaptation

Govt order to block Hindutva Watch account unjustified: X tells Delhi HC

The social media platform ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) has told Delhi High Court that the Centre’s decision to block Hindutva Watch’s account was “unjustified and disproportionate”, expressed willingness to restore this account

SC Order Ignored: Gujarat govt bulldozed 1200-years-old Dargah in Veraval

Gujarat government authorities reportedly brazenly defied Supreme Court’s recent order, demolished 1,200-year-old Dargah, a protected monument in Veraval; 150 persons protesting against the demolition, detained by the police

Maharashtra: Six more complaints filed against hate offenders by CJP

Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has been working 24 X 7, round the clock, to monitor and combat hate speech --and through this promote peace --in Maharashtra and across the country. In past week, CJP has filed six complaints to the Maharashtra Police, seeking preventive action against the ‘Hindu Janakrosh Morchas’ and SHS’s events

Supreme Court pulls up Andhra CM for making unsubstantiated public remarks on Tirupati laddu ghee, which led to controversy

Bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan question timing of CM’s statements amid ongoing investigation on the ghee; stress need for prudence in sensitive religious matters

Demolitions: SC orders status quo on Sonapur demolitions, issues notice to Assam Government Uttarakhand, UP, Gujarat also ignore Sept 17 order

Contempt petition accuses Assam authorities of defying the Supreme Court's September 17 order staying demolitions across India; other incidents of local authorities across India bypassing legal safeguards and eroding the rule of law also reported from 5 BJP ruled states

Karnataka’s draft law for welfare of gig workers, an insufficient tokenism?

Unlike the Rajasthan law –which the now ruling BJP government has simply ignored and left unimplemented—the proposed Gig Workers Law in Karnataka fails to dignify worker participation in decision making on the Welfare Board, ignored gender representation and has lesser penalties; besides the Karnataka Bill has a Board that is heavily dominated by bureaucrats

Despite legal promises, hate speech prosecutions in Maharashtra remain paralysed

With over 19 hate speech FIRs stuck in limbo, no reports of further investigations nor arrests, the Mahayuti state government faces criticism for slow (or no) action as communal tensions rise; CJP intensifies legal action and monitoring to curb growing communal violence in Maharashtra; details of the complaints filed by CJP may be read here.

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