In another tweet, the senior Congress leader also took a dig at the Modi govt over India slipping to 101st position in the Global Hunger Index 2021, from its 2020 position of 94th.
Some videos of Lakhimpur Kheri violence, in which 8 people died, have gone viral. But many more videos in public domain can help establish what exactly happened.
We see a clear parallel between Lakhimpur Kheri, Darrang and the temporalisation of violence under another mission-driven government, the Left Front in Bengal.
According to UP Police, the accused were taken to the site of the incident on the Tikonia-Banbirpur road where 8 people died on 3 October, around 60 km from Lakhimpur city.
Varun Gandhi’s vocal support for Lakhimpur Kheri agitation and farmers’ protest comes months before 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, where BJP is hoping for re-election.
Ankit Das is believed to own one of the cars in minister Ajay Mishra’s convoy, which allegedly ploughed into protesting farmers at Lakhimpur Kheri on 3 October.
Choosing ‘our’ victim has its advantages. There is no scope for moral confusion. But grieving families on both sides in Lakhimpur Kheri remind us it's time to forge a politics of truth.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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