NB: The RSS/BJP government is destroying the rule of law in plain sight of the judiciary, bureaucrats and police, all of whom are sworn to uphold the Indian Constitution. It takes a minutes or hours to destroy a home and the hearts of its inhabitants; but it will take decades to restore the faith of… Read More Bharat Bhushan: Political significance of Uttar Pradesh’s bulldozer demolitions
The structure of the military has immense ramifications for security, and also for social organisation at large. The Agnipath scheme is a major structural reform with consequences both for the armed forces and society at large. Some reforms and restructuring of the armed forces was overdue. Sometimes, scepticism about reforms reflects an underlying status quo… Read More Pratap Bhanu Mehta: Agnipath is not the reform the armed forces need
NB: To this timely statement I will add just one observation directed at all those groups and individuals who seem to derive their meaning of life via abuse, hatred, machismo and what in north India we call rangdaari. I have commented on this useless controversy here – read it if you can still engage in rational… Read More Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy support free speech; condemn hate speech, death threats / Media coverage of IMSD Statement
NB: Amidst all the flames of outrage, let me add a small reminder taken from daily life: it is not merely the speaking of factual data that counts, what counts more is the manner of speech, the way in which we speak what we think is the truth. In all religious traditions, there are theories… Read More Bharat Bhushan: New Bharatiya Janata Party's troubled road ahead / Sickular Libtard: Nupurgate and after
NB: Our honourable senior judges may kindly let us know if they have totally abandoned their constitutional duty to exercise oversight on the actions of the executive. In face of their silence, may we assume that this kind of hooliganism by the Yogi government will be allowed to continue with impunity? Should we also assume… Read More Totally illegal, says ex-CJ of Allahabad High Court; bulldozer cases in limbo / Owaisi's questions for Yogi govt
Over 60 people have been arrested amidst a crackdown on protestors in Prayagraj (Allahabad) in connection with the violence on June 10, which saw stone pelting, the torching of vehicles and a subsequent lathi charge by the police. Javed Mohammad, a leader of the Welfare Party of India and a prominent face in the anti-CAA protests,… Read More Demolition Order for Activist Afreen Fatima’s House, Family Told to Vacate Premises
NB: Our autonomous institutions and elected authorities are blatantly liars. Maybe the Headquarters of Patriotism stationed in Nagpur can tell us why. When secret societies take over the reins of power, they conspire in broad daylight. DS The Election Commission’s sealed-cover submissions in 2020 to the Supreme Court – which has not heard the case in… Read More Debunking a Myth: Only 17 Political Parties Of 105 In EC List Got Electoral Bonds.
Apoorvanand: When the Devil Speaks the Gospel The widespread reactions to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat’s speech in Nagpur on June 2, welcoming it as a call for the de-escalation of aggression against Muslims, proves one thing beyond doubt: that the RSS is perceived as the fountainhead of hatred towards Muslims, which spurs violence against them by various… Read More Aao, secular secular khelein
KASHMIRI PANDIT SANGARASH SAMITISathu Barbar Shah, Srinagar, Kashmir (JLK) – 190001 e-mail: kpss.kashmir@gmail.com Dated: 01.06.2022 Most Urgent / Most Important Hon’ble The Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Srinagar Subject: Article 21 – Right to Life – representation for kind intervention and taking cognizance on the issue related to killing of Religious… Read More KPSS Letter to Chief Justice High Court of J&K on Failure of Authorities to protect Minorities in Kashmir
The killing of yet another Kashmiri Pandit in Budgam district of Kashmir Valley is a disturbing development, and further evidence that the J&K administration has been unable to prevent such targeted killings. Last month, a Kashmiri Pandit was injured when militants shot at him in Kulgam. Before that, another killing shook a small Rajput community… Read More Express editorial: Troubling questions about law and order in the Kashmir Valley
