-The Indian Express Insecurity, more than poverty or indebtedness, is the key economic issue that politicians must address If social inequality is the most acutely felt social problem in India, insecurity, more than poverty, is the most acutely felt economic problem. While most measures suggest that only around one-fifth of the population today is under the official poverty line, large sections of those even much above that line are subject to...
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The deep, disturbing thought behind lynchings -Rajeev Bhargava
-The Hindu Behind lynching lies the vicious idea that goodness is possessed by one group alone and all others who do not have it or stray from it are enemies to be conquered Group violence unleashed upon an alleged transgressor is always spurred by a complex interplay of interest, prejudice and power. The Bulandshahr lynchings of a police officer and a youth were not spontaneous reactions to grave wrongdoing by a hastily...
More »New hate crime tracker in India finds victims are predominantly Muslims, perpetrators Hindus -Harsh Mander
-Scroll.in The India Spend initiative has found as many as 90% of religious hate crimes since 2009 have occurred after the BJP took power at the Centre in 2014. The election results in Brazil last month came as another troubling reminder of the direction in which an increasing number of countries are careening. In nation after nation, a growing number of people are voting for leaders who stoke hatred against minorities and...
More »Centre vows to broadcast stern warning on lynching -Krishnadas Rajagopal
-The Hindu Message that mob action will invite ‘wrath of law’ to start on TV, radio in a week: Govt. tells SC The Centre on Monday assured the Supreme Court that the Union and State governments would, within a week, start broadcasting on radio and TV a stern message that Mob lynchings and violence would invite the “wrath of law”. The Centre’s promise came in response to a query by a Bench...
More »Nine Mob lynching Cases across 8 States Despite SC Warning - Vivan Eyben
-Newsclick.in The apex court has rapped state governments for not filing compliance reports. On Friday, the Supreme Court directed the state governments to file compliance reports within a week on the measures taken to tackle Mob lynching in furtherance of its July 17 judgement. In the judgement, the Supreme Court had directed the state governments to file their compliance reports with the Court Registry within four weeks. The matter was listed for...
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