-The Hindu Press for universal public distribution system Right to Food Campaign—a conglomeration of civil society groups — on Tuesday held a day-long protest at Jantar Mantar here, raising seven questions with MPs on the proposed National Food Security Bill, particularly in relation to people going hungry when the country has surplus food stocks. Rejecting the proposed amendments to the Bill that might reduce beneficiaries and entitlements under the Public Distribution System (PDS),...
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Political expedience should not override norms of democracy
-The Economic Times The disruption of Parliament over coal raises four issues. The first is the BJP not allowing a debate to take place on the so-called coal scam. The second is the machinations in coal and the Comptroller and Auditor General's estimate of loss and gain. The third is the CAG suggesting that the government should have overridden the objections of state governments to the Centre's proposal to hold auctions for...
More »Government, leave these kids alone-SG Vombatkere
-The Hindu The ongoing peaceful protest against the Kudankulam nuclear power plant (KKNPP), which began in the early 1980s intensified after the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. The protests revolve around fears over public safety and health arising from the existence and operation of the nuclear facility. The protesters, the men, women and children of Idinthakarai and surrounding villages, have consistently demanded transparency and honest public consultation. They do not need high...
More »Leaders urge Manmohan Singh to scrap Areva’s contract for Jaitapur project
-The Times of India Politicians involved with the National Committee in Solidarity with Jaitapur Struggle have written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeking cancellation of the contract with French company Areva for supplying nuclear reactors to the project. The letter, written by CPM general secretary Prakash Karat, senior leader Sitaram Yechury, CPI leaders AB Bardhan and D Raja, Lok Janshakti Party chief Ramvilas Paswan, JD (S) leader Danish Ali and Telugu Desam...
More »“No one really looks for poor man’s missing child’’-Bindu Shajan Perappadan
-The Hindu “The child of the poor who goes missing is just a number in the police record, it is only when a rich man’s child goes missing that the media, the police and the Politicians really bother,’’ says Raj Kumar, who along with his wife continue to wait for the return of their eight-year-old daughter Kajol who went missing in April 2010 from in front of her house in Nangloi...
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