A large number of Muslim community members led by former MP
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/113609534.cms  The protest march, called 'Tiranga Samvidhan Rally', started in Sambhajinagar. Hundreds of vehicles from different parts of Marathwada reached Sambhajinagar and started towards Mumbai via Samruddhi Super Expressway, disrupting traffic along the way. 

Joint commissioner of police (law and order) Satyanarayan Choudhary, who was at spot monitoring the situation, confirmed the crowd left Monday night after handing over their letter to govt representatives. Close to 2,000 vehicles were part of the protest, an officer said, adding the rally of Muslims was also joined by vehicles comprising activists from the Dalit and Maratha communities.

https://www.mid-day.com/amp/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/badlapur-encounter-second-high-profile-encounter-at-same-spot-raises-questions-23399310 Badlapur encounter: Victim’s parents pressured to withdraw SIT probe demand into sexual assault prior to shootout
25 September,2024  Advocate Sarode, said, “Our first contention is that the complainant (victim’s mother) while recording her complaint has narrated certain facts to the police, which should have been noted down. But we have found some discrepancies in the complaint registered by Badlapur police wherein the police have distorted the facts told by her. Therefore, we have decided to file a detailed affidavit in the case, by making a written submission of her actual complaint to the court.”

Badlapur encounter: 3 km, 2 killings, 1 location  https://www.mid-day.com/amp/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/badlapur-encounter-second-high-profile-encounter-at-same-spot-raises-questions-23399310
25 September,2024  The recent encounter of Badlapur rape accused Akshay Shinde at the controversial Mumbra Bypass has raised serious concerns about the legitimacy of the encounter. The three-to-four-kilometre stretch became notorious when the prime witness in the Ambani bomb scare case was allegedly killed by the police, and his body was abandoned in a nearby creek in March 2021. This entire stretch lacks CCTV surveillance, making it an isolated spot, potentially aiding in the destruction of evidence.

Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader, questioned the government on X, asking, "Did Akshay Shinde really attack the police? He was handcuffed and had a cloth over his face. What really happened? Whom are Shinde and Fadnavis trying to protect? Maharashtra deserves to know the truth."

Aaditya Thackeray also raised concerns on X, asking:  Where are the trustees of the Badlapur school, and why are they being protected by the BJP-Mindhe regime?

https://www.mid-day.com/amp/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/midday-asks-badlapur-encounter-13-questions-cops-must-answer-23399308

Sanjay Shinde, the cop who shot Badlapur sexual assault accused in an encounter, once faced dismissal from service by ex-Mumbai police chief https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/badlapur-school-children-sexual-assault-mumbai-sanjay-shinde-9586189/

 संविधान और लोकतंत्र से बड़ा कोई नहीं   । Navin Kumar
Article19 India Apr 9, 2024  #supremecourt #democracy #delhihighcourt
हाईकोर्ट में नवीन कुमार पर मुकदमा। अदालत में पूरा सम्मान। हम लोकतंत्र के रास्ते ही अपनी लड़ाई लड़ेंगे।

 Explained: What’s ANI vs Wikipedia legal battle all about? The News Minute https://youtu.be/t9y2vm9QLGk  Sep 24, 2024
ANI has lodged a lawsuit of Rs 2 crore against US-based non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia, for “allowing misleading, negative, and defamatory” edits on their Wikipedia page.   

The second paragraph of Wikipedia’s page on ANI says that it has been “accused of having served as a propaganda tool for the incumbent central government, distributing materials from a vast network of fake news websites, and misreporting events on multiple occasions”. The news agency, meanwhile, has alleged that the edit has been done with the “malicious intent of tarnishing” its reputation.

In a hearing of the case early this month, Justice Navin Chawla of the Delhi High Court asked the foundation to disclose information about the editors who made the edit and also remarked that if Wikipedia doesn’t like India, they should not work here.

But does Wikipedia have control over who writes and edits on its pages? Can absolutely anyone write anything? How does it work? Why did Justice Chawla make such a strong statement? Is it likely that Wikipedia will be banned in India? What is happening in the case?

रिपोर्ट देख चौंक जाएंगे मोदीभक्त ! साहब ने 10 साल में 100 गुना क़र्ज़ बढ़ाया, रिपोर्ट से मचा हड़कंप  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3galP73fuk  Sep 24, 2024 

The critique of neoliberalism is only one part of Joseph E. Stiglitz’s new book 'The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society'. The greater part of it is on freedom and how to further it. https://thewire.in/books/can-economics-pave-the-path-to-a-good-society 

The core of the author’s argument is best conveyed in his own words: “I be(gan) the book with a straightforward observation: One person’s freedom is another’s unfreedom. Externalities are pervasive, and the management of these externalities – including environmental devastation – that are inevitably the by-products of unfettered markets requires public action(s), including regulations. Indeed, any game needs rules and regulations. I’ve delineated (here) the need for regulations to curb the agglomeration of power and the exploitation of some by others.”

by Pulapre Balakri shnan

24/09/2024

मोदी की उम्र और भीख मांगने का सच... इस वीडियो में मिलेगी पूरी जन्म कुंडली! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbGf5L3_6Dg

While the Congress manifesto includes seven guarantees, the BJP’s consists of 20 guarantees. https://thewire.in/politics/comparing-bjp-congress-haryana-manifestos-2024 

Here we compare the two poll documents ahead of elections in the state on October 5.

Sravasti Dasgupta

20/09/2024

 The Left Can’t Cede Patriotism to the Right  https://jacobin.com/2024/09/patriotism-left-wing-nationalist-politics  Wars, geopolitical tensions, crimes against humanity, and totalitarian regimes as well as anti-colonial uprisings, minority rights, and societies unified toward goals of freedom and emancipation — nationalism is almost always present behind the key issues of modernity.

Wars, geopolitical tensions, crimes against humanity, and totalitarian regimes as well as anti-colonial uprisings, minority rights, and societies unified toward goals of freedom and emancipation — nationalism is almost always present behind the key issues of modernity.-( Liquid Modernity by Zygmunt Bauman )

the Left cannot simply ignore the existence of national identities. These identities are integral elements of the political and social landscape in which the Left operates and, for the foreseeable future, they do not appear to be diminishing in importance. Thus, calls for the Left to reject national identity are a dead end and risk distancing it from its own popular traditions.

Gramsci - nazionale-popolare - related it to cultural productions: literary or artistic works that express the distinctive characteristics of national culture and are recognized as representative by the popular classes. Today we use the term “national-popular” in a more general sense to refer to all those cultural, aesthetic, behavioral, and habitual traits widespread among the common people of a particular country.

 Selective Justice: Families of Jailed Anti-CAA Activists Demand Answers  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THl-jFoZDxY | Delhi Riots Case
Sep 21, 2024
Families of imprisoned activists, including Umar Khalid, Khalid Saifi, and Gulfisha Fatima, question the selective application of the “bail is the rule, jail is the exception” principle, as upheld by the Supreme Court. Despite completing years in jail following the 2020 Delhi riots linked to CAA-NRC protests, their release remains elusive. The families urge immediate action, arguing that the continued incarceration of these activists reflects a troubling inconsistency in the justice system.

 ‘Delay in Deploying Forces’, ‘Fabricated Cases’: Citizens Report Slams Police On Delhi Riots 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQbvBVHVGRQ  The Wire
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Umar Khalid completes four years in jail framing of charges delayed in UAPA case https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2024/09/14/lgd8-dl-court-khalid.html  September 14, 2024  Khalid was in December 2022 acquitted in a case related to alleged rioting, vandalism and arson at a parking lot in February 2020 but remains incarcerated in the second case under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and provisions of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly being a mastermind of the riots.
     The 36-year-old researcher and scholar was arrested on September 13, 2020. While charge-sheets were filed in 2020 and 2022, the framing of charges has been delayed in this case and his attempts to seek bail have been turned down by courts.