This is Modi's election. And in that, this election is a battle for Indians to wrestle back their identities that have been assaulted and demonized. In order to facilitate colonial structures that perpetuate slavery. This Indian election is an exercise in freedom.
The Case against Patanjali by Indian Medical Association and the tone of Judiciary is alarming. We need to look into its historical and global context to fully grasp its ramification.
Why do seemingly normal people commit atrocities and genocides? More importantly, why do millions other go along with these crimes as participants? We explore the Perpetration-Induced Trauma and its impact on the societies.
The Bombay High Court, while hearing the murder of RTI activist, Satish Shetty in Maharashtra on 7 May 2010 ordered the State government to immediately provide police protection to any person
or organisation that complains of threat or use of force or has been attacked for filing applications under the RTI Act. The High Court also directed the state government to set up provisions for speedy investigation of cases of threats or attacks against social activists, a monitoring system and a database of social activists, within 90 days.
However, the cases of attacks on activists in Maharashtra only increased. It is clear that State government had failed to comply with court orders. (“RTI activists: sitting ducks of India” by Asian Centre of Human Rights – see the report below)
The Asian Centre for Human Rights has called out the many issues that the “Right To Information” (RTI) activists face in India. How the Governments of the day hit back at them. The way the Government in India has been countering the activists is by:
And it can be seen in the recent case of not only Shehla Masood’s murder but also Arvind Kejriwal. Arvind Kejriwal is a prominent RTI Activist and Anna Hazare team member, who led during the recent protests from the front. Now the Income Tax authorities have sent him a notice, where he has been asked by the department to pay dues amounting to Rs. 9.27 lakhs because he violated a bond agreement. Kejriwal is an ex-IRS officer.
This is the state of anyone who tries to counter the dictatorial and fascist Government in power in India.
Attachment: India-Sitting-Ducks-2011.pdf
Meghalaya is a state which has the highest amount of rainfall in the world. Cherrapunji holds a world record of
Displacing farmers out of their farmland is the neo-liberal economic growth model – prescribed by World-Bank so that India can throw
It seems the D-company [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1678918.cms] of Dubai and Karachi fame is not entirely done.
Zabihuddin ‘Zaby’ Ansari alias Abu Jundal (born on Nov 31, 1980) was born and brought up in Beed. He studied
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