Narendra Modi Is Preparing New Attacks on Democratic Rights https://jacobin.com/2024/04/narendra-modi-india-bjp-hindutva/  BY ACHIN VANAIK
Modi does not merely want to secure a majority of seats as before or return to power with its National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners. It wants to elect 370 or more MPs, giving the party a two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha (LS) after the elections.
RS MPs sit for staggered terms lasting six years, with one-third of the current 233 designates up for elections every two years, namely in 2024, 2026, and 2028.
the SC judges only mustered the courage after a seven-year delay to declare the electoral bonds scheme for large donations to political parties unconstitutional,
The BJP’s dominant influence over the big print and electronic media chains means that it is confident of minimizing the negative fallout from these revelations. The main thing is that the BJP got the lion’s share of such funding for campaigning and other purposes.
government agencies are arresting senior opposition leaders on the mere suspicion of financial wrongdoing, using a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) that shifts the burden of proof onto the accused

Within 48 hours of being selected to receive subsidy from Union gov’t, Aurobindo Pharma gifted Electoral Bonds to BJP https://www.reporters-collective.in/trc/within-48-hours-of-subsidy-from-govt-aurobindo-pharma-gifted-electoral-bonds-to-bjp  P Sarath Reddy, director of Aurobindo Pharma, has turned approver in the Delhi excise case after a Rouse Avenue court on Thursday accepted the Enforcement Directorate's plea to pardon him, a report by The Hindu Businessline said. ED said that Reddy will voluntarily disclose all the irregularities in making and implementing the liquor policy in Delhi.
According to ED, Reddy was a part of the "South Group" that had allegedly paid Rs 100 crore to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which was used to fund its Goa elections. He was arrested in November last year and granted bail by the Delhi High Court last month... Later  Aurobindo pharma approved for government incentives to Produc Peniicilin G

https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/aurobindo-pharma-s-p-sarath-reddy-becomes-approver-in-delhi-liquor-case-123060200182_1.html 

Kejriwal केस में नया ट्विस्ट ,आरोपी और मोदी के बीच सीधा Connection ?? 2024 Election - Electoral Bond  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnSEEzHL1sI DESH NEETI.. comment on YT @bhanwarartist9196 पत्रकार बिटिया देश की जनता बहुत भोली है रे और सबसे बड़े ताजू की बात तो यह है कि अपने देश में सुप्रीम कोर्ट हाई कोर्ट सब कुछ होने के बावजूद यह अपराधी अपराध खुले आम कर रहे हैं पता नहीं अपने देश की जनता कब जागरूक होगी और कब इन अपराधियों को अपने वोट के जरिए सबक सिखाएगी 

Riverfronts kill rivers https://www.civilsocietyonline.com/column/living-rivers/riverfronts-kill-rivers/ VENKATESH DUTTA RECENTLY, over 2,000 citizens participated in a unique protest along the banks of the Mula-Mutha river in Pune by hugging trees — just like the 1973 Chipko movement to save trees in the Garhwal Himalayas.

The riverfront development project in Pune aims to develop the 44-km stretch of all three rivers — 22 km of the Mula, 10 km of the Mutha, and 11 km of the Mula-Mutha -- at an estimated cost of `5,500 crore... It proposes to construct embankments along the river, which will cause significant harm to the riverine ecosystem. The embankments will not aid in flood control. In reality, this will decrease the river’s water-carrying capacity, making nearby areas more susceptible to flooding.  ..Many riverfront development projects have come up in India — the problem is that these projects lend cosmetic treatment to rivers with incomplete sewerage networks and inadequate sewage treatment. Riverfront developments have not prevented sewage from entering the river; in fact, they have escalated the city’s water and wastewater crises. Multiple sewer lines have been laid along or underneath the riverfronts. The result is that these river stretches have become ‘glorified sewer canals’.  The phrase ‘urban river’ is being used to disconnect a river from its upstream and downstream continuum. This urban-centric approach of river management is trying to give river space an elite look, with more build-landscape and concrete river banks along the urban stretches of a river

The Sabarmati riverfront development project attempted to execute interceptor sewers and sewage diversion networks, but these efforts have largely failed due to faulty design and malfunctioning sewage treatment plants. According to a report from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) presented to the Lok Sabha in February this year, the Sabarmati is the second most polluted river in the country. Therefore, it is imperative to ensure that sewage treatment plants are properly installed and functional to achieve the vision of a clean and unpolluted river in urban areas such as the Sabarmati and Gomti.

BJP govt. spent ₹44 crore on media ads in four months ahead of Assembly polls, reveals RTI query https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bjp-govt-spent-44-crore-on-media-ads-in-four-months-ahead-of-assembly-polls-reveals-rti-query/article66904454.ece  May 28, 2023 
This was informed by the Department of Information and Public Relations in response to a Right to Information Act (RTI) query filed by Puttur-based activist Rajesh Krishnaprasad

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/6491cr-spent-on-advertisements-in-media-in-eight-years-i-b-ministry-101670957676039.html ₹6,491 cr spent on advertisements in media in eight years: I&B ministry ByAnish Yande, New Delhi Dec 14, 2022 

Govt spent ₹967.46 crore on advertisements in print media from 2019-20 to 2023-24 https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/govt-spent-96746-crore-on-advertisements-in-print-media-from-2019-20-to-2023-24/article67654389.ece#:~:text=The%20government%20on%20Tuesday%20said,%2D20%20to%202023%2D24.
Anurag Thakur said the CBC releases awareness/publicity campaigns.
December 19, 2023

Wonder what the break up of expenditure is.  Is there a media plan, based on which the ads are distributed. 

Need jobs, not saris and bags: Maharashtra's Pa http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/109175924.cms Sandhya Nair / TNN / Updated: Apr 10, 2024 Despite the scorching heat, tribal women from Jawhar and Dahanu in Palghar district have been making a beeline to the district revenue offices to return saris and shopping bags that were distributed, along with their monthly ration, in March. The women’s message is clear: “Give us sustainable jobs that can help us buy saris”.
Since Monday, more than 350 saris and 700 bags bearing the photograph of PM Modi have been returned to Jawhar and Dahanu tehsildar offices

Headline: World's Largest Renewable Energy Park Now In India - 5 Times Larger Than Paris  https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/worlds-largest-renewable-energy-park-now-in-india-5-times-larger-than-paris-5419130 April 11, 2024 Text of the Story by PTI  Headline given  by NDTV.  Stroy says that it is a "plan"Adani group's renewable energy plans are the most ambitious by any corporate in the country which is targeting to generate 500 GW of electricity from non-fossil sources by 2030, as part of a broader plan of achieving net-zero emissions by 2070.

Khavda at its peak will generate 81 billion units that can power entire nations such as Belgium, Chile and Switzerland, they said.  Project will be entirely covered with waterless robotic module cleaning systems, executives said. Khavda land belongs to the government, which leased out the site to Adani group for 40 years. (Disclaimer: New Delhi Television is a subsidiary of AMG Media Networks Limited, an Adani Group Company.)

One day before Tweet #River 's fury disrupts one of the largest floating solar panel plant on Omkareshwar #Dam reservoir which was being opposed by Fisher people for causing disruption to their fishing rights.  https://x.com/OzaNandini/status/1777941616562733520?t=LzDqtVQ8yp8l5Ftv31daOQ&s=08 see the video is https://twitter.com/i/status/1777941616562733520 message tweeted 10th April 2024 by Nandini Oza

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZfi2IXYFsY केजरीवाल को झटका देने वाली हाइकोर्ट की महिला जज का एक
दिन पहले का फैसला वायरल, अब.. हाइकोर्ट ने ED के एक्शन पर लगाई रोक, delhi highcourt justice swarna kanta sharma on ex minister dilip ray coal case, justice swarna kanta sharma on arvind kejriwal,

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's ED Arrest In Liquor Policy Case Valid https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/arvind-kejriwal-arrest-valid-delhi-high-court-liquor-policy-scam-254726  Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma upheld his arrest and subsequent remand holding that ED was able to place enough material, statements of approvers and AAP's own candidate stating that Kejriwal was given money for Goa elections.

In Setback For Arvind Kejriwal, Supreme Court Won't Hear His Appeal Today The Supreme Court opens next on Monday, and Arvind Kejriwal's petition is expected to come up then. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/in-setback-for-arvind-kejriwal-supreme-court-wont-hear-his-appeal-today-5411877  April 10, 2024 

Supreme Court on Kejriwal: केजरीवाल की SC में अर्जी, CJI ने दिया बड़ा बयान | Delhi Liquor Policy Apr 10, 2024  Supreme Court on Kejriwal: दिल्ली शराब नीति मामले में अब सुप्रीम कोर्ट के एंट्री हो गई है। दिल्ली सीएम अरविंद केजरीवाल गिरफ्तारी के खिलाफ अर्जी को लेकर सुप्रीम कोर्ट पहुँच गए हैं। इस बीच केजरीवाल की ओर से वकील अभिषेक मनु सिंघवी ने CJI के सामने मामला उठाया है। केजरीवाल के वकील ने कहा, ' ये CM की गिरफ्तारी का मामला है। गिरफ्तार ग़लत है।' इसे लेकर CJI ने जवाब देते हुए कहा है कि, 'जल्द सुनवाई के लिए ईमेल भेजे। हम देखेंगे'

Supreme Court on Kejriwal: Now the Supreme Court has entered the Delhi Liquor Policy case. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has reached the Supreme Court regarding the petition against the arrest. Meanwhile, on behalf of Kejriwal, lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi has raised the matter before the CJI. Kejriwal's lawyer said, 'This is a case of arrest of CM. Arrest is wrong. Responding to this, the CJI said, 'Send email for hearing soon. we will see'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P4C72SVdnI High court से Arvind Kejriwal को बड़ी राहत | याचिकाकर्ता पर 50हजार जुर्माना  50,000 fine for ex MLA petitioner.  

सुप्रीम कोर्ट में ED की फजीहत.. शराब केस खारिज.. जान बूझकर फंसा रही थी ED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ5rI-sn5CI  Apr 10, 2024

Many of them had a dark belly also, but by and large that has been overlooked and shadowed by the large divinity surrounding them. Shakaracharya Jayendra Sarswathi was accused of murder of an ashram worker, Shankararaman. In Satya Sai Baba’s Prasanthi Nilayam also there was a murder case. Gurmeet Ram Rahim carried on with his activities, one journalist Ram Chander Chattrapati was killed for bringing forward his black deeds. Finally with difficulty law caught up with him and currently he is in jail, rather most of the time on parole. Asaram Bapu is another person who succeeded in escaping the clutches of law till a long time and is finally behind bars. Currently another one Bageshwar Dham Baba is having a roaring success with devotees. These are the tip of the iceberg, and around the country many such individuals are present who are mesmerising people in the trap of blind faith. The riches of most of these godmen are enviable.

https://thewire.in/health/the-business-of-godmen-how-ramdev-was-protected-and-even-promoted-by-the-system 

There are two others who are worth mentioning Sri Sri Ravishankar, who rampaged the Yamuna for his gala event. He was also associated with Anna Hazare’s Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) supported movement. He is in the news generally for subtly supporting Hindu nationalist politics.

by Ram Puniyani

10/04/2024

Transformational Solidarity: A Dalit Feminist Viewpoint Priyanka Samy   https://thewire.in/caste/transformational-solidarity-a-dalit-feminist-viewpoint  We live in times where struggles for social justice and equity converge, revealing inherent similarities between issues.... we must transition from our binary understanding of systems and power. This mandates the social justice movement to rise to a new level of consciousness and action. It is an urgent call – to move from performative politics to progressive politics, from tokenistic solidarities towards transformational solidarities.

Transformational solidarity goes beyond the superficial allyship often displayed by those who remain ensnared in the webs of white and Brahminical supremacy. It demands of us a deep, introspective commitment to understanding the diverse ways in which people are systematically oppressed.

Recalibrating our politics to embody transformational solidarity is not a one-time action but a continuous process of unlearning, learning, strategising and re-strategising. Moreover, as the civil society space is increasingly shrinking across the globe, the time for surface-level solidarities has long passed.