-The Hindu It is the supreme authority of Parliament which has the power to solve the issue despite the negotiations outside The deadlock between protesting farmers and the government on the contentious farm laws have taken an ugly turn, with incidents of vandalism during the tractor parade by the protesting farmers on January 26. It is as yet unclear as to how the Peaceful protest for the last two months was allowed...
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Climate crisis lies at the heart of farmer protests in India -Omair Ahmad
-IndiaClimateDialogue.net Protests by Indian farmers against three new farm laws have deep roots in income insecurity, which is driven by changing rainfall patterns and incentives that promote the overuse of water The protests by Indian farmers against three laws initially passed as ordinances have gone from sporadic in August 2020 to the biggest Peaceful civil society protest in the world. Despite 11 rounds of talks and the creation of a committee by...
More »Mediating the farmers’ protests is difficult terrain -Sriram Panchu
-The Hindu If the top court does find itself mandated by a higher public duty to intervene, then it must observe some essentials For nearly half a hundred days, the farmers of North India protesting against the recent farm laws have been at the capital’s outskirts, braving the bitter cold, and growing in numbers. They have mostly kept the Peace and their dignity, and their communities seem ready to support them for...
More »Another interfaith couple receives protection by the Allahabad HC
-Sabrang.in The court noted that the couple was being harassed and directed the SP to look into their grievances and offer them protection if necessary “The Court has repeatedly held that where the two individuals having attained the age of majority, are living together, nobody is entitled to interfere in their Peaceful life”, held Justice Saral Srivastava of the Allahabad High Court, coming to the aid of an interfaith couple. In this instance,...
More »'Thakur' Shoes: UP Police Detain Muslim Vendor But Agra Firm's Been Selling Brand for Decades -Ismat Ara
-TheWire.in The police action follows a complaint lodged by a Bajrang Dal organiser from Bulandshahr, alleging that the seller was promoting communal disharmony. New Delhi: A Muslim shopkeeper in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr was detained by the police on Tuesday for selling shoes embossed with the word ‘Thakur’ on the sole with the authorities accusing him of inciting communal hatred. Thakur is a common Hindu name, normally associated with a so-called ‘upper’ caste. The shopkeeper,...
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