A PIL questions the very legitimacy of the IB No whereofs to it? * A PIL filed in and admitted by the Karnataka High Court asks if the IB is “extra-constitutional” * The IB hasn’t been constituted under an Act of Parliament, does not have a charter of duties * The British set it up in 1887 * The court has served notices on the home ministry and the IB *** Is...
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Poor farmers lose out due to unending protests by Arpit Parashar
Farmers are caught between Mayawati’s promises, Rahul Gandhi’s idealism and mounting debts Land acquisition policy in Uttar Pradesh has been changed at least five times in the past five years to benefit the farmers. Amidst the raging controversies over what should be the land compensation rate and debates and protests over the various clauses of the land acquisition policy, most farmers have lost more than they could gain from Mayawati’s new...
More »Sonia-ratified food security bill on govt's court by Nitin Sethi
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has formally sent the proposed National Food Security bill to the government on behalf of theNational Advisory Council (NAC) that she chairs. Setting all doubts at rest about where she stands, the bill explicitly seeks that the subsidized rations be provided to at least 90% of rural population, and 50% of urban India. It urges the government to ensure that at least 46% and 28% of...
More »NCPCR asks state not to shelter police in schools in Posco site area
-The Business Standard To submit report on use of children in anti-Posco agitation soon. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has urged the Orissa government to take immediate steps to withdraw police forces who have been given shelter in schools in the Posco project site area. The commission also appealed to the state Chief Secretary B K Patnaik, secretary (women & child development) Arti Ahuja and the anti-Posco outfit...
More »Keep kids away from Posco protest, govt tells parents by Rajaram Satapathy
The state government on Tuesday sent teachers to win over parents to stop their children from joining the anti-Posco agitation even as security forces reoccupied schools in the proposed project area after returning from Rath Yatra duty. The official move to segregate children from the agitators began a day after three members of the National Commission for Protection of Child Right (NCPCR) visited the place and interacted with children to...
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