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Elections 2024: 23 Muslim Legislators represent 180 million Muslims in the 18th Lok Sabha

sabrangindia - June 5, 2024

In 2019, General Lok Sabha witnessed the lowest Muslim Representation at only 22 MPs, while the Muslim community is second largest population of India; this number goes up by one in 2024

Media

Kerala: BJP activists attack MediaOne TV headquarters during victory celebrations

sabrangindia - June 5, 2024

Reports have risen of BJP workers attacking Media One office in Calicut after their sole victory in Kerala’s Thrissur. This is not the first time the media organisation has been targeted, in 2022 the central government had decided to ban the channel.

Farm and Forest

Duddhi By-election focuses on land, women & Adivasi Rights

sabrangindia - June 5, 2024

Vijay Singh Gond's victory empowers AIUFWP's advocacy efforts

Politics

Unboxing the Inbox: Decoding the “Viksit Bharat Sampark” Controversy and its Shadow over Indian Elections

Hasi Jain - June 5, 2024

Mass WhatsApp campaign by Indian government raises questions about data privacy, ethics, and the fairness of elections.

Gender and Sexuality

Allahabad and Madhya Pradesh High Courts deliver two contradictory judgments on interfaith marriage without conversion under Special Marriage Act (SMA)

sabrangindia - June 4, 2024

While Allahabad HC bench of Justice Jyotsna Sharma said interfaith couples not intending to convert their religion can marry under SMA, a similar plea for police protection was rejected by Madhya Pradesh HC citing Muslim personal law

Gender and Sexuality

Rights-based approach to abortion: The need for legislative reforms

Hasi Jain - June 4, 2024

Inconsistent court rulings leave women facing a confusing and unfair legal battle for safe abortion in India.

Minorities

UP Madrasa students detained, UP Minority Commission calls it ‘discriminatory’ and ‘humiliating’

sabrangindia - June 3, 2024

The Uttar Pradesh Minorities Commission has called for punitive measures against the Railway Protection Force (RPF) officials who detained madrasa students in April.

India

ECI Press conference ahead of polling day, BJP puts its two bits in, concerns on counting of postal ballots etc. remain

sabrangindia - June 3, 2024

In an unexpected press conference the day before counting day, June 4, CEC Kumar dismisses Opposition and independent citizens’ concerns over polling exercise, asks for proof of attempts to influence elections

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Complaint details how “vote jihad” and “land jihad” narratives used during the Model Code of Conduct period violate electoral law, constitutional guarantees, and democratic norms

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