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Maharashtra Farmers Set Off on Long March Again, to ‘Fight Till Last Drop of Blood’

Ravi Kaushal - April 27, 2023

The farmers will resume the march after the state government didn’t respond to their demand for compensation for crops damaged by untimely rains and hailstorms.

Hate Speech

B’luru: Congress files complaint against Amit Shah for hate speech

sabrangindia - April 27, 2023

Amit Shah has been accused of making inciteful statements and misleading voters against the Congress party

Hate Speech

U’khand HC refuses to quash case against RW worker invoking “hurt religious sentiments”

sabrangindia - April 27, 2023

Section 295A of IPC is a section akin to some anti-blasphemy laws in countries in the middle-east that was applied in this case

Dalit Bahujan Adivasi

State govt clamps down on peoples’ protests in the Konkan: Maharashtra

Prajakta Joshi - April 27, 2023

A media blackout, a ban on television crew, externment notices and a massive police force – the Maharashtra government has unleashed all these and more, in its arsenal to break the staunch resistance of villagers to a refinery project in the Konkan . Though shaken by the killing of journalist Shashikant Warishe in February this year, the villagers are steadfast.

Gender and Sexuality

Transgender Woman is a “Bride” under Hindu Marriage Act: 2019 Judgement, Madras HC

A Legal Researcher - April 27, 2023

As marriage equality hearings in the Supreme Court of India reveal a sharp rightward and patriarchial shift in the Indian state, during ongoing debates on the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community, a Madras HC judgement from 2019 assumes significance. The reason is that the court in this case read the word ‘bride’ in the Hindu marriage Act, 1955 to include a transgender woman

Dalit Bahujan Adivasi

#NoToBarsuRefinery: Protestors manhandled and arrested, activist re-arrested after attaining bail

sabrangindia - April 27, 2023

Despite the government's use of restrictive measures, protesters are still refusing to give up and are fighting to safeguard their livelihood.

Communalism

Hate speech spirals to a 7-day high, Muslims & Christians the target

Tanya Arora - April 27, 2023

Assam, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Uttarakhand are overrun with anti-Muslim (and anti-Christian) vitriol, with speakers escaping prosecution

Communalism

Mira Road police file suo moto FIR against hate monger Kajal Hindustani; no arrest yet

sabrang - April 27, 2023

This FIR is pertaining to a speech that had caused furore among the locals and other citizens, making Kajal a notorious hate offender

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