Farmers vs Hindutva: Analysing Rajasthan Assembly Election

Farmers vs Hindutva Rajasthan Assembly Election

It was well known before the Rajasthan assembly election that the BJP will not return to power in the state that follows a revolving door policy since 1993. There was a visible discontent, even within the Sangh Parivar, against Vasundhara Raje and her tyrannical way of running the government. Vasundhara Raje was also accused of … Read more

Kisan Mukti March Overshadowed the VHP’s Ram Mandir Movement

Kisan Long March to Mumbai

The Kisan Mukti March has captured the headlines of even the national mainstream media due to the overwhelming participation of farmers from all over the country in the rally, especially due to the participation of a large section of the farmers from the BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. The issue of … Read more

Kisan Kranti Padyatra Demands Can’t Wither With Police Assault on Farmers

Farmer Struggle Kisan Kranti Padyatra

Once again another platoon of farmers, distressed, angry and agitated, reached the outskirts of New Delhi, raising their fists in opposition to the government’s indifference towards them, and these very unarmed farmers, walking or riding tractors, were brutally assaulted by the Delhi Police and the Rapid Action Force to ensure no disturbance is caused by … Read more

Lies and Fake Propaganda in Modi’s 15 August Speech

Narendra Modi addressing the nation on 15 August 2018

On the 72nd Independence Day, 15th August 2018, we, the people of the country, again experienced a refurbished repeat telecast of the same show that’s going on for the last seven decades, forcefully making each Indian believe that they are “independent” and “free”, despite being knocked down by severe poverty, starvation, lack of health care, … Read more

Why Modi Government’s 50% MSP Hike on 14 Kharif Crops Isn’t a Pro-Farmer Move?

MSP increase by Narendra Modi government on 14 Kharif crops is a measure to dupe farmers

The Modi regime has increased the minimum support price (MSP) of 14 notified Kharif crops to fulfil the BJP’s poll promise of increasing farmers’ income in comparison to the input cost of farming by 50 per cent. This promise was reiterated during the Union Budget 2018-19 and the government announced the increase in MSP on … Read more

Mandsaur Farmer Massacre by the BJP to Intensify Farmers’ Movement

Stop killing farmers - Mandsaur Madhya Pradesh

The farmers unrest in central and western India caused by the police firing on the agitating farmers of Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh on 6 June, in which five agitating farmers were killed on the spot and one farmer succumbed later to baton charge wounds, has erected a serious challenge for the BJP government led by … Read more

Protests Against Jallikattu ban – Silence on Farmers’ Distress

Jallikattu ban and farmers' distress

The entire Tamil mainstream corporate media is busy covering the protests and outrage across Tamil Nadu and in the capital city Chennai against the Jallikattu ban. The national mainstream corporate media is not lagging behind as well. GBs of data and tonnes of newsprint later the story is still making rounds with Chief Minister O. … Read more

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