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And the future of Stan Swamy https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/and-the-future-of-stan-swamy-23249592 10 October,2022 Ajaz Ashraf |

A clash of values exists within the Church, along the fault line of socialism and capitalism . Stan - A diisident both inside the Church and outside it. He wanted the Church to assist the adivasis in their fight against government policies designed to uproot them from their lands to establish industries, build dams and a firing range. Bagaicha’s mission, in fact, was to make the adivasis aware of their constitutional rights and imbibe in them leadership skills. The 2010s saw the emergence of the Pathalgadi movement, which involved erecting stone plaques featuring extracts from the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1986, and warning outsiders to not enter their villages. Stan was a participant in the movement, often persuaded to deliver speeches.

P. M. TONY LOTIKA SINGHA 04.21.2022
Radical priest Stan Swamy was one of India’s leading social activists. Modi’s government is to blame for his death while awaiting trial on bogus terror charges, but the clampdown won’t snuff out the inspiring legacy of Swamy’s work with Adivasi communities. https://jacobinmag.com/2022/04/narendra-modi-india-false-charges-terrorism-stan-swamy-adivasi-community

Institutional Murder of Fr. Stan Swamy: Ten Opposition Leaders Write to the President Demanding Accountability https://indianexpress.com/article/india/opposition-leaders-demand-action-against-those-responsible-for-foisting-false-cases-on-stan-swamy-7391895/  Act against those responsible for foisting false cases on him, his continued detention in jail and inhuman treatment. They must be held accountable. It is now incumbent that all those jailed in the Bhima Koregaon case and other detenues under politically motivated cases, misusing draconian laws like UAPA, Sedition etc, be released forthwith,” the Opposition leaders have said in their letter to Kovind.

S Sen : It's worth noting that apart from the two usual suspects - Mayawati and Kejriwal, two more - Uddhav Thackeray and, even, Akhilesh Yadav, have, this time, opted to opt out.