THE opposition parties meeting held on June 23 at Patna, attended by national leaders from 15 opposition parties, delivered a strong response to the skeptics who frequently question the existence of opposition against Modi.

The Communist Party of India (Marxist), CPI(M), Andhra Pradesh committee initiated the 'Polavaram Nirvasitula Poru Keka', foot march on June 20 from Nellipaka, a village facing the threat of submergence in Alluri Seetarama Raju district, demanding the resolution of various problems of the displaced people of Polavaram project. Led by V Srinivasa Rao, the state secretary of CPI(M), the yatra will cover approximately 400 kilometres over a span of 15 days and culminate on July 4 in Vijayawada with a 'maha dharna' (massive sit-in protest).

THE All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), in a statement issued on June 26, has welcomed the path breaking judgment of the Madras High Court by Justice Krishnan Ramasamy in which he has decided that a home-maker who toils for the family and sacrifices her employment opportunities by staying at home, while the husband earns, is entitled to 50 per cent of all the properties that the parties have acquired. The judgment recognises that the contribution of a wife as a home-maker is as valuable as that of the husband who goes to work.In this particular case, the wife took care of the

THE BJP government is continuing its relentless assault on the country’s environment and natural resources, especially on forests, with resultant severe impacts on forest-dependent tribals and other forest-dwellers. At the same time, the government proclaims its commitment, loudly but falsely, to environmental protection! A Forest (Conservation) Amendments Bill 2023, introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 29, 2023 does exactly that.

ON July 6, the apple growers of Himachal Pradesh united under the Seb Utpadak Sangh (Apple Growers Association), will stage a protest outside the offices of the sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) and tehsildar to reaffirm their demands.