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Bengali Migrant Workers Detained in Odisha: Calcutta High Court demands answers, seeks coordination between states
Court poses six pointed questions on detention of Sainur Islam and demands answers from Odisha over detention of youth during ‘identification drive’; Court directs West Bengal to appoint nodal officer
What farmer protests? The BJP-led Government was busy honouring Deendayal Upadhyaya
The Government of India, chooses to look the other way, as lakhs of farmers protest agricultural laws they fear will make them slaves
How the Constitution protects our farmers
In the wake of the passage of three farm bills by the Parliament in an “undemocratic” manner and the widespread farmers protests, here’s a look at the constitutional safeguards available to farmers and for the consideration of a democratic legislature
Photo essay: Farmers’ protests make history across India
The nationwide farmers' protest may have been ignored by a vast section of the mainstream media, but here are a few riveting images from the ground
Twitterati bat for Farmers’ Rights, even as news media attempts distractions
Even as troll armies, IT Cells and news media continue to spread propaganda or divert attention, civil society, some journalists and ordinary Indians came together to bat for ‘kisan-mazdoor’ rights
Farmer Protests: From streets to social media
Throwing caution to the wind, farmers across the nation stepped out on the roads to decry the insensitive laws put down by the Centre. Workers, peasants, students and netizens all came together to hold the government accountable.
Live Updates on All India Protests against Farm Bills, 2020
Welcome to SabrangIndia’s live blog on the nation-wide Farmers protests against Modi Sarkar’s Farm Bills, 2020. We will be bringing you news, images and stories from across the country all day today. In case you want others to look away from the circus tricks of electronic news channels and hear voices from the streets, share this thread with them now.
Nation continues agitation against anti-people laws
As the National Protest Day draws closer, workers, farmers, marginalised intensify their agitation against the undemocratic Central Bills.
Voices of dissent course through the country
Thousands of people came together to decry anti-labour, anti-farmer and anti-people laws passed by the Centre in recent days.
Labour Codes Issues: Spelling out the ABCs
Sabrang India breaks down labour codes to better understand workers’ complaints
First they came for the farmers, now they come for the workers
Lok Sabha passes three labour bills dressed up as ‘reforms’ , but will dilute workers’ rights more
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