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Draft Seeds Bill must be withdrawn: SKM, AIKS
SKM leaders say the draft seed Bill surrendered the seed sovereignty of India and it is aimed at predatory pricing by corporate monopolies
Shrey Hospital Fire: Victims’ families move court demanding CBI inquiry
While victims’ families claim city cops have botched the investigation, DA Mehta inquiry commission report hauls hospital administration and state government over the coals
UP: NHRC sets up inquiry in minor boy’s death by suicide after spending 3 months in jail
The Commission has questioned whether the police and the court followed proper procedure to determine the juvenility of the young boy. Meanwhile FIR for abetment of suicide has been filed against the policemen
UP: After mystery viral, diarrhea cases put Azamgarh hospitals under stress
Barely out of the viral crisis, UP’s Azamgarh region now reports a worrying number of diarrhea cases
Historic Bharat Bandh draws response from millions
Brings farmers’ struggle centre stage, rattles the BJP regime
Over 600 farmers struggle participants martyred so far
The week preceding farmers Bharat Bandh, farmers said that 605 people had died while participating in the farmers struggle.
Farmer mobilisation continues even after Bharat Bandh!
SKM leaders congratulate Monday’s participants in the Bharat Bandh for keeping the movement going
Kisan Bharat Bandh: Mainstream media whines about “traffic jams”, social media presents true picture
The tone and tenor of the reportage, and the recurring self contradiction, says a lot about the state of the news media in India
Highlights of September 27 Bharat Bandh
Nationwide strike successful - SKM's call receives huge response from farmers, workers, trade and students unions
Art and Revolution: Top 10 posters from the Bharat Bandh
SabrangIndia picks out 10 posters that portray the strength of Monday’s nationwide strike called by farmers' and worker' groups
Podcast: A Year of Kisan Andolan
Amidst a global pandemic, India's peasantry has voiced its demands worldwide. As the SKM prepares for another Bharat Bandh on September 27, 2021 Sabrang India team sits down and looks back at the last year.
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Draft Seeds Bill must be withdrawn: SKM, AIKS
SKM leaders say the draft seed Bill surrendered the seed sovereignty of India and it is aimed at predatory pricing by corporate monopolies
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