-The Times of India NEW DELHI: In its latest report, the Global Slavery Index 2018 estimates that on any given day in 2016 there were nearly 8 million people living in “modern slavery” in India — a claim strongly contested by the Government on the grounds that its parameters were poorly defined and too wide-ranging. The report said that in terms of prevalence, there were 6.1 victims for every thousand people. Among...
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A vote of no confidence from the farmers -Yogendra Yadav & Avik Saha
-The Hindu There is enough evidence to show that the Government has failed farmers and agricultural labourers in a big way As the Lok Sabha debates the vote of no confidence today, representatives of farmers from across the country will be marching outside Parliament under the banner of All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), an umbrella body of 201 farmer organisations. Farmers have already passed a vote of no confidence against...
More »Rs 25 per litre for milk from July 21, says Maharashtra Government
-PTI NAGPUR: An end to the four-day agitation by dairy farmers appeared in sight on Thursday, with the Maharashtra Government announcing that it had accepted a key demand of the protesters. The Government has decided to give Rs 25 per litre for milk to dairy farmers with effect from July 21, dairy development minister Mahadev Jankar said in the legislative assembly this evening. The farmers had been holding protests in parts of the...
More »The MSP Illusion -Ajay Vir Jakhar
-The Indian Express Raising procurement prices of kharif crops will only give false hope to farmers. Has the winter of farmers’ discontent turned into a glorious summer by the significant hike in minimum support price (MSP) for kharif crops announced two weeks ago? The hike is unlikely to stem the rural unrest that is gnawing into the ruling alliance’s votebank. The PM has had to personally defend the Government’s programmes that have...
More »Government Has No Data on Lynching Cases, Union Minister Tells Rajya Sabha
-PTI The minister's response comes a day after the Supreme Court had asked parliament to consider enacting a new law to effectively deal with incidents of mob lynching. New Delhi: The Government does not maintain specific data on lynching incidents in the country, the Rajya Sabha was informed today. Union minister of state for home affairs Hansraj Ahir said the state Governments were competent to deal with such offences under the existing laws. “The...
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