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Editor: Dr. G.G. Parikh | Associate Editor: Neeraj Jain | Managing Editor: Guddi
Every year, on the birth anniversary of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia (23 March), demands are made to the government for posthumous conferment of Bharat Ratna on Dr. Lohia. However, it would be an injustice to Lohia’s legacy if the government/ ruling class indeed conferred Bharat Ratna on Lohia.
India’s social sector expenditures are amongst the lowest among all major economies of the world. In this concluding part of our budget analysis of Union Budget 2021-22, we present proposals on how the Centre can more than double its social sector expenditures.
Mahapanchayats in Madhya Pradesh; Despite intense repression, Gujarat farmers form new organisation to oppose farm laws; Padyatras, rallies taking place across the country; Farmers and workers come together to oppose privatisation of public sector banks and insurance; and more.
The resignation of top academics from Ashoka University is reflective of the current atmosphere where centres of education that encourage us to question beliefs and prejudices pose a direct threat to the Hindutva state.
In this part, we examine the budget allocations for two more social sectors: nutrition schemes, including food subsidy, and pensions.
Thousands of farmers gather in mahapanchayat in Ballia in Eastern UP; Preparations begin in Bihar for first Kisan Mahapanchayat there; Farmer unions call for Bharat Bandh on March 26; Farmer leaders reach West Bengal to campaign against BJP, address rally in Nandigram.
While the BJP has succeeded in gaining an entry into every state in the country, it has failed to do so in Tamil Nadu. A substantial reason for the failure of BJP’s Hindutva in the state lies in the integration of Muslims during the making of the composite Tamil identity.
While the movement may have succeeded in getting the Centre to agree to only two minor demands so far, it has gained many larger outcomes. One such gain is that movement has united the farmers across the religious divide.
Trade unions, non-BJP parties, and people’s organisations held a massive rally as part of the statewide bandh in Andhra Pradesh against the privatisation of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd.
Farmers decide to hold a ‘tractor march’ in 16 districts of UP and Uttarakhand, and simultaneously a padyatra too in UP; Central Trade Unions and farmers decide to observe anti-privatisation day on March 15; meanwhile, women farmers start their own newsletter at Delhi border.
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Ever since its founding in 1946, Janata has voiced its principled dissent against all conduct and practice that is detrimental to the cherished values of nationalism, democracy, secularism and socialism, while upholding the integrity and the ethical norms of healthy journalism. For more than seventy years now, week after week, it has continued to analyse the changes taking place in the country and the world from a socialist standpoint, and thus promote the spread of socialist ideology in the country.
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