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ECI: Of 16 notices issued by ECI for violation of MCC/electoral laws, BJP escapes scrutiny with just 3 from the watchdog

Jay Patel - May 9, 2024

In the same period, November 2023 to date, Congress and its leaders received six such notices/orders, while one such MCC violation was flagged to Congress ruled Karnataka Government

Hate Speech

“We will fight back, alongside the other proud Indians, against your venom, for the Amrit of our Constitution”: Open Letter to Prime Minister Modi...

Shajahan Madampat - May 9, 2024

In a biting critique of the hate speech rendered by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that is symptomatic of the hate in his entire organisations and cadres (the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Hindu Mahasabha), this famed writer from Kerala, author of ‘God is Neither a Khomeini nor a Mohan Bhagwat holds the man to account and shame

India

‘EVM is my father’s property.’ BJP leader’s son detained for making live video from poll booth in Gujarat

sabrangindia - May 9, 2024

BJP is in the news again, this time due to the son of a leader for making fun of the EVM and calling it his ‘fathers’ property’. The opposition has claimed that the accused visited 25 polling stations in the same manner.

Hate Speech

‘Inflammatory, communal’: Modi inciting hate in Jharkhand, poll official told

CounterView - May 9, 2024

A civil society delegation of the Loktantra Bachao 2024 campaign, which met Jharkhand’s Chief Election Officer K Ravi Kumar, in a complaint has alleged...

Hate Speech

Tamil Nadu Congress Committee moves Madras HC, urges court to direct ECI to demand an explanation from PM Modi for his alleged hate filled...

sabrangindia - May 8, 2024

The petitioners also bemoaned over one show cause notice issued to BJP by the ECI even after continuous hate riddled speeches, asking why notice was issued to party when PM Modi is the "individual culprit" behind the hate statements.

India

Elections 2024: Threats, intimidation coercion of voters by BJP reps, even government officials all India

sabrangindia - May 8, 2024

A harrowing analysis by the team at Sabrang India has revealed a growing number of instances when voters have been publicly threatened by several BJP leaders as well as government officials from voting against them.

Gender and Sexuality

Allahabad HC denies protection to inter-faith couple observing that “Muslims cannot claim right to live-in relationship as it is against their customary law”

sabrangindia - May 8, 2024

The bench held that constitutional protection under Article 21 would not lend an “un-canalized support” to the right to live-in relationship when the usages and customs of Islam prohibit such relations between the two individuals

Dalit Bahujan Adivasi

Student, sanitation worker, farmer: Dalit lives across society unsafe

sabrangindia - May 8, 2024

From Banaras Hindu University’s students to sanitation workers, violence continues to affect and be fatal for India’s Dalit community.

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