The irony of this is lost on a government drowning in its testesterone: with every nail studded barricade installed at Tikri, Ghazipur or Singhu, Delhi is making itself progressively redundant to the ongoing course of events, and perhaps even to the future shape of things in India. A subterranean tsunami is slowly building in the… Read More Avay Shukla – ARE THE FARMERS MAKING DELHI IRRELEVANT ?
Navalny, who was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison earlier this week, said in a statement posted on his Instagram account that “iron doors slammed behind my back with a deafening sound, but I feel like a free man. Because I feel confident I’m right. Thanks to your support. Thanks to my… Read More Navalny urges Russians from jail to overcome their fear / Putin Resorts to Jailing Journalists for Retweeting Jokes
NB: 42,480 Indian farmers and daily-wage workers dependent on agriculture committed suicide in 2019; 28 Indians dependent on farming commit suicide every day (some estimates are much higher). About 300,000 famers had committed suicide by 2014; we can estimate how many more have killed themselves since then. There is also the suspicion the figures are higher… Read More Rihanna and Greta prompt an MEA outburst — and a hashtag firestorm
With Kisans, Against Repression Join Citizens March in Support of Farmers’ Movement 3rd February, 12 noon Mandi House to Jantar Mantar Repeal the Anti-farmer Laws! No to Company Raj! Release Farmers and Student-Youth arrested by Police Stop Intimidating Journalists with FIR’s and False cases organised by: AICCTU, AIPWA, AISA,AISF, ANHAD, CYSS, DSF, DSU, DYFI, JNUSU, JSM, KYS, MSF, NFIW,… Read More Citizens March in Support of Farmers' Movement -3rd February, 12 noon
Curtains came down on the first phase of the farmers’ agitation amid a growing perception that the events of January 26 in Delhi were a ‘conspiracy’ to malign and delegitimise the movement. It has now entered a second phase where it will be potentially less tractable. Following its ham-handed playbook, the Narendra Modi government tried to criminalise… Read More Bharat Bhushan: Farmers' agitation against three new laws acquires an anti-BJP edge
The logic of the state’s political strategy is to find any pretext for social division and state repression. The immediate elite reactions to the unruly and shameful scenes in the wake of the farmers’ protest in India’s capital, especially at the Red Fort, were two-fold. The first was to feign shock and horror, and to… Read More Pratap Bhanu Mehta: The real darkness on horizon
NB: After the violent events on Republic Day, the central and UP governments have launched a massive drive to arrest farmer leaders and push out the gatherings at the Ghazipur border. Six journalists and a Congress MP have been charged with sedition. The Chief Minister of Delhi has claimed that police are framing people, whilst the… Read More Popular resistance to undeclared Emergency// Ghazipur Border: Rakesh Tikait के लिए यूपी -हरियाणा से रातों रात आ गए किसान
Nine days ago, Alexey Navalny returned to Russia – and changed the country’s politics forever. The opposition leader had been in Germany since August 2020, recovering from what is now internationally recognised as an assassination attempt by the Kremlin (which President Vladimir Putin denies). But while there, he was far from idle. In December, he… Read More Thomas Rowley: How Alexey Navalny changed Russian politics forever
BJP Planted “Stooge” Deep Sidhu To Create Chaos In Tractor Rally… At a press conference, AAP spokesperson Raghav Chadha, while questioning the connection between Sidhu and BJP, showed several photos purportedly of the actor with various BJP leaders. “The BJP planted their stooge Deep Sidhu to create chaos in farmers’ tractor parade,” Mr Chadha said….… Read More AAP Statement on Chaos In Tractor Rally
Statement issued by Samyukta Kisan Morcha We thank farmers for the unprecedented participation in today’s Farmers Republic Day Parade. We also condemn and regret the undesirable and unacceptable events that have taken place today and dissociate ourselves from those indulging in such acts. Despite all our efforts, some organisations and individuals have violated the route… Read More Samyukta Kisan Morcha distances itself from violent elements / Farmer leaders accuse Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu of instigating protesters and leading them to the Red Fort
After the truth-shower 