A week after the Supreme Court upheld the right to protest, confusion over the order is keeping people from returning to agitation epicentre in earnest.
Our civil society, media, intellectual and ideological discourse are all still thin and shallow. They have a long way to go before they can match the depth and maturity of our voting classes.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
The Dalit groups across the country have called for a ‘National Bandh’ as they were protesting against the verdict of the apex court that dilutes some key provisions in the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities Act). The protesters blocked rail and road traffic and resorted to violence in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Haryana, Delhi and other northern states.
The Dalit groups across the country have called for a ‘National Bandh’ as they were protesting against the verdict of the apex court that dilutes some key provisions in the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities Act). The protesters blocked rail and road traffic and resorted to violence in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Haryana, Delhi and other northern states.