Communal Killing in Dadri

THE Prime Minister maintains his record of “opportunistic silence” while his warriors wreck havoc on constitutional guarantees and legal frameworks. The horrific incident of lynching of a 50-year-old Muslim man and assault on his 21-year-old son in Bishada village following rumours that the family had killed a calf and eaten beef is the bloody harvest being reaped from the seeds of hatred sown by the Sangh Parivar on the issue of cow slaughter.

Explaining the Rise of Rightwing Social Forces in India

THE unexpected and unprecedented expansion of the right wing social forces in India in the twenty first century deserves special attention and analysis because Indian rightists and “counter social revolutionary forces” are determined to destroy the idea of pluralist, secular and democratic India and replace it by an anti-people and anti-secularist full-fledged idea of “Hindu Nationhood”.

Left Parties Organise Peace March Against Communal Incidents in Jharkand

THE communal violence incidents in the last week of September had created a sense of insecurity among people of Ranchi and other districts. On the festive occasion, incidents where meat was allegedly thrown outside places of worship in different places of Ranchi and some districts took place. These incidents are a part of planned conspiracy. They are not done by some mischievous groups but they are part of efforts for creating communal polarisation by organised communal forces. These incidents are also aimed to create polarisation in the forthcoming elections in Bihar.

A Mockery of Justice in Kandhamal

IT is seven years since the anti-Christian violence unleashed by the Hindutva forces engulfed Kandhamal. But the victims are yet to receive justice. Violence targeted at minorities inevitably leads to a deterioration in their standards of living which sometimes takes decades to overcome. This is apart from the trauma and scars left by the fear and terror of those dark days which remain to haunt survivors. This gets intensified when the State and the criminal justice system fail to deliver on compensation, rehabilitation, and most importantly on punishment to those responsible.

Scholars, Historians Appeal: Resist Attack On Reason

SAHMAT organised a press conference on September 5 with a view to resist assault on reason and increasing communalisation of society and culture with the conviction that it can be beaten back by the sustained resistance of the community of scholars, artists and activists bolstered by the support of the wider community.

Communalisation of the State Apparatus

A MYTH has been spread by the bourgeois writers of democracy that the state and its apparatuses are "neutral agencies" and the rule of law is implemented in an impartial and unbiased manner by all managers of the capitalist democratic state.

Dissent, Hindutva & Politics Of Being Anti-National

LAST week, Sakshi Maharaj, a BJP MP, was once again in the news for calling all those who attended Yakub Memon’s funeral as anti-national. Just before that the minister for parliamentary affairs, Venkaiah Naidu stated that anyone questioning the hanging of Yakub Memon was “doing disservice to the nation”. A few days later, three news channels were served with notices to explain why they had questioned the president and the decision of the Supreme Court on the hanging of an “anti-national terrorist”.

Left Parties Protest VHP Bid to Fuel Communal Tension in Jamshedpur

CPI(M) and other Left parties have strongly opposed the attempts of VHP, Bajrang Dal and other Hindutva organisations to fuel communal tension in Jamshedpur and other parts of Jharkhand. The Left parties have raised strong objections to the nefarious activities of VHP and Bajrang Dal to create trouble in the state, following an incident related to law and order in Jamshedpur town on July 20.

Capitalism, Corruption and Bourgeois Politics

The monsoon session of Parliament has been disrupted because the BJP-in-government and the Congress-in-opposition, along with other parties, have raised the issue of corruption in public life. Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan is alleged to be involved in a humongous scam regarding pre-medical and job recruitment examinations which has so far claimed the lives of 45 people associated with it, and in this “Vyapam” scam, millions of rupees were earned through corrupt methods by politicians and bureaucrats of Madhya Pradesh.

Some Reflections on Corporate Capitalism & Authoritarian State

ON the 40th anniversary of emergency, the veteran BJP leader LK Advani remarked that though the political leadership of the country is mature, he was not confident that the country would not face an emergency like situation again. He further added that the forces who could crush democracy had become stronger. This comment has sparked off a debate on the nature of the current NDA-2 regime. In fact the events of the last few months have made it amply clear that this regime is unwilling to tolerate any criticism and is indeed hounding those who dare to oppose it.

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