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Protest Denied, Dissent Policed: India’s crackdown on those challenging the Election Commission
From alleged house arrests and detentions to police checks on train journeys and restrictions in Delhi, activists say authorities are trying to stop citizens from reaching the October 10 protest demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over SIR
Constituent Assembly Did Not Envision ‘One Nation, One Election’
Modi regime negates the legislative intent of the Constituent Assembly and B.R. Ambedkar’s vision by accepting the ‘One Nation, One Election’ scheme.
Stop using politics of hate to hide failure to protect women and their rights: Open Letter to Uttarakhand Govt
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In a strong open communication to the governor of Uttarakhand, citizens groups have urged termperance in governance. While pointing out the spiralling crimes against women, signatories have pointed out how hate crimes against minorities are being deliberately fuelled to divert attention from these, especially the role of BJP politicians in them
When looks embody the soul: Sitaram Yechury
It took the tragic jolt of Sita’s passing for...
Ladakh’s fight for autonomy: Sonam Wangchuk leads foot march to Delhi
Demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule protections, Ladakhis rally to preserve their cultural heritage and fragile ecosystem amidst growing political and environmental challenges
‘You left us a decade too soon, when India needed its body healed and soul rejuvenated’: a farewell to comrade Sitaram Yechury
In this brief evocative farewell note, actor and theatre person, Joy Sengupta regrets “how comrade Sitaram Yechury left a decade too soon, just as Indian politics needed all the sanity and empathy you embodied: sane and empathetic leaders to collectively help, heal its body and rejuvenate its soul”
Disgust and dismay at INC nominating Lal Singh as candidate in J & K elections: CCG
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Close to 96 former IAS and IFS officers have strongly conveyed their disgust and dismay at the Indian National Congress’ (INC) nomination of Lal Singh as a candidate in the upcoming J & K state polls; Chaudhary Lal Singh, along with some of his colleagues, had, in April 2018, organized and led a public march in support of the perpetrators of what was “probably the most horrifying hate crime in India’s recent history – the brutal, bestial rape and murder of a minor Muslim girl in Kathua.”
Truth about the Sanjauli Mosque issue: Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
A week ago, Thursday, September 5, 2024, Hindutva groups...
A life dedicated to idealism of inclusive anti caste India
The outpouring of grief, solidarity and condolence messages on...
Delhi Excise Policy Row: Supreme Court grants bail to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
While Justice Kant upheld the legality of CBI arrest; Justice Bhuyan in a differing view held that the arrest by the CBI was only to frustrate the bail granted to Kejriwal by ED, underscored that ‘CBI must dispel the notion of being a caged parrot’
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Protest Denied, Dissent Policed: India’s crackdown on those challenging the Election Commission
From alleged house arrests and detentions to police checks on train journeys and restrictions in Delhi, activists say authorities are trying to stop citizens from reaching the October 10 protest demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over SIR
India
Bihar adds 14 lakh voters after SIR, questions remain over those excluded from 2025 assembly polls
Nearly 14 lakh voters have been added to Bihar’s electoral rolls since SIR, the additions and subsequent enrolment exercise put the focus on eligible voters who have missed the 2025 Assembly election and the consequences of their exclusion
India
Karnataka Form 7 Row: 91,278 deletion requests and bulk filing complaints—where was the ECI’s check?
Karnataka has received 91,278 Form 7 applications seeking voter deletions, but officials say no names have been deleted so far. Complaints from Mangaluru, Kodagu and other districts allege bulk filings against eligible voters, including Muslims, as police investigate and electoral hearings continue
Education
‘Serious Grievances’: Bombay HC backs students’ concerns, MPSC protests continue in Pune
Bombay High Court directs Maharashtra government to explain recruitment backlog and restore trust; two of three protest sites remain occupied, with Rohit Pawar-led agitation refusing to move
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
Police detain Adivasi students for second day, force them out of Mumbai
Students who marched from Nashik are denied Azad Maidan protest, prevented from leaving Tilak Bhavan and forcefully transported out of the city
India
Scrap SIR, Restore Electoral Integrity: A national call to defend the right to vote
Public assembly demands the scrapping of SIR, accountability of the Election Commission and urgent safeguards against wrongful exclusion from electoral rolls
India
Why Majoritarianism today is the single most acute threat to democracy
Majoritarianism that plagues India and many other democracies is the perversion of Dr. Ambedkar’s idea of democracy. While Dr. Ambedkar’s definition of democracy lays stress on effective and proportionate representation and safeguarding minority rights, majoritarianism is the dominance of a particular religious community, caste group, or racial group over the rest of the population.
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
From Nashik to Mumbai: Adivasi students’ protest meets police detentions
Weeks of agitation over tribal hostels and schools culminate in alleged detention of protesters ahead of planned Azad Maidan march