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The opposition front also adopted a joint resolution that deftly accommodates the political agendas of different participants, showing the resolve of the opposition parties to forge a united front. Full text of the Resolution. Also: “‘INDIA’ May Be the Finest Hour of Identity Politics in Our Country.”
United, landless workers and opposition parties force the State government to set up a committee for their demands.
Muslim women are in favour of gender-just laws, but Muslim women’s groups recognise that the women have to contest both the Muslim Personal Law and the politics around the demonisation of everything that is Muslim.
Even if the conservative forces do not allow the young leader of the Move Forward Party (MFP), Pita Limjaroenrat, to become the next prime minister, it seems impossible for the military to resist for long the momentum of the MFP.
The PCPSPS statement says that the recent multiple train accident near Balasore in Odisha is a reminder that enhancing safety of railways must be given preference over the introduction of high-speed passenger trains. Also: “Modi Government Wants Trains That Run Faster Than a Bullet, But Can Railway Infrastructure Keep Up?”
Uniformity versus Equal Rights: The 21st Law Commission report can and should form the basis for taking forward the struggle for women’s equal rights across communities; why is the BJP refusing to discuss this report. Also: “Why the Uniform Civil Code has Few Takers in the North East”.
The ease of doing business has not come about and investment rates have not increased. An alternatively simpler GST exists but the government is not willing to admit its failure. Further, while the benefits have not accrued to the country, fiscal federalism has been dented.
Book Review: The author dubs the BJP’s efforts to connect with the Muslim community, especially the Pasmandas, through “Sneh Yatras” and other outreach initiatives, as tokenistic, part of BJP’s vote bank politics, and as efforts to pit Muslims against one another.
To hear the BJP’s claims, one would think that India was entirely sunk in a morass of economic and technological backwardness before May 2014.
Gita Press, Gorakhpur, has been awarded the 2022 Gandhi Peace Prize. Award to the Gita Press has shocked all those who cherish Gandhian values, humanism and civilized norms.
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