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Intrusive and Unconstitutional: CJP’s dissent note on Maharashtra’s Anti-Conversion Law

Through this detailed critique and legal analysis of the hastily enacted Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026 (Maharashtra Dharma Swatantrya Adhiniyam 2026), CJP shows how it is both a serious intrusion on personal liberty, autonomous choice and religious freedoms but also gives a weapon to state agencies like the police to, along with other actors, become vigilantes into personal lives and behaviour

SKM decries CM Khattar’s defence of Karnal lathicharge

Samyukt Kisan Morcha expresses its deep shock and objection against Haryana Chief Minister Khattar's defence of Karnal SDM Ayush Sinha

Farmers and labourers resolve to oppose Centre’s laws targeting them

Delegates of various peasant and marginalised groups passed a slew of resolutions against the Centre’s many “anti-people” laws

National security laws being misused by State to establish executive supremacy: Gautam Bhatia

The legal expert delivered an online lecture organised by Gauri Memorial Trust and Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) in memory of Gauri Lankesh

Farmers call Karnal lathicharge “Death of democracy!”

Farmer leaders demand the immediate removal of Karnal city SDM, who caused the death of a farmer and injuries to many near city borders

SKM announces Bharat Bandh on September 25!

Leaders call upon farmers to form SKM units at the district-level to effectively dissent against the ruling regime.

Haryana: Karnal SDM orders brutal lathi-charge on protesting farmers

Farmer leaders have demanded immediate suspension of the concerned government official and declared a road blockade across Haryana.

West Bengal man dubbed “foreigner” in Assam!

CJP helps Mrinal Mandal get released on conditional bail from Detention Centre

Gujarat: Harvard-UCB study reports 16,000 excess deaths during Covid pandemic!

Researchers say that official methods of recording mortality like death certificates cannot work as efficient indicators, due to a improper record keeping and a weak healthcare system

One Day in a Ward in Kolkatta battling Covid-19

Representation Image | AP  “Dadu, Dadu…Get up Dadu. Eat something. Take your...

Tripura man dubbed “foreigner” finally reunited with ailing mother

CJP helped him get released from an Assam Detention Centre, but Dipak Deb has a lot of traumatic experiences he is yet to process fully

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