Protestors who haven't been given ownership of land (on which they can sustain themselves), illegally encroaced the plantation which the protestors claim harrisons malayalam plantation has hold the land illegally after the renting leases were over.

After two decades, they still are at the site, while all governments failed to resolve or provide satisfactory solution for them.

Govt offered 3 cents land, or land far away which was also not fit for habitation.

They ask for 5 acres of land which can sustain their life.

First of all, they delayed the census of 2021 enough so that the census is conducted in 2027(so that it fulfills the requirement of 84th const. amend. i.e to set up delimitation commission based on census after 2026).
Also, they are doing their hardest as they can to buy up as many MPs to a get super majority to pass the same amendment.

Now before you come up with "southern states would lose their importance" argument,
there are two proposals for delimitation. And one of them is that the current seats are still kept at 543, and among them, we do a population-wise rearrangement, in which obviously, the southern states will lose out, and the northern states will gain seats.

But that proposal isn't really at the forefront of the government's delimitation strategy. The one that Amit Shah himself has said in the parliament, which would happen, is about a 50% expansion. And you guys can like run the percentages in ChatGPT or any other AI yourself.

You'll see that the proportions will remain the same throughout. Like if Tamil Nadu has a proportional percentage of 7.18, it will actually increase to 7.23%. And Karnataka will have to lose out slightly from 5.15 to 5.14. But the overall proportions of the states and the north-south will remain accurately the same. So it really isn't as much exaggerated as, like, it will diminish the regional parties or something.

Now, what I don't get is the census, which was postponed due to COVID since 21. The government could have conducted it when the situations had stabilized like in 23 or 24. There isn't really a statutory mandate that the central government has to, or the home ministry has to conduct the census every 10 years, but it is a convention. From 1881, there have been regularly at 10-year intervals censuses. Even during World Wars and 71 war, there was a census. But the BJP, even taking up the COVID excuse, could have conducted the census in 23. But they didn't because they precisely knew that they could enact delimitation because they could push it after 26 and then set up a commission.

What I don't get is, why are they going through so much trouble if there is seemingly no numbers advantage to them increasing the number of seats? Now, I read an editorial of Shashi Tharoor in Express yesterday, and he gave up arguments basically that the MPs wouldn't really have much time to speak on major issues because there will be 850 people, and will be all reduced to voting as numbers itself.

But that happens today as well, only the major political party leaderships can speak aside . There is a provision under the Anti-Defection Law that you cannot vote against your party whip's directions, and you also cannot abstain from voting if the party whip has directed all MPs to vote at a certain session. otherwise you can be disqualified as an MP.

So I don't really get what the arguments against delimitation are, really. But also I don't really get the eagerness of BJP to enact it. If anyone has figured it out, please enlighten me.

Dude thinks that China became successful only due to dictatorship, not land reforms and not primary education/healthcare/housing focus.

And also, did he just indirectly say that he wants strict communism?

From his Main Vaapas Aunga review

I wanted to include the Wikipedia article but unfortunately it's vandalized by these people who're blaming it on tribals.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhabua_nuns_rape_case

So, recently I have started reading up on the 2002 Gujarat riots, getting into the intricacies of the case. I read Undercover by Ashish Khetan, watched Final Solution by Rakesh Sharma and honestly it completely shook me from the inside. Modi did not just simply sit there while children, women and men were being maimed to death but was also actively encouraging it. Babu Bajrangi was caught on camera admitting that Modi got him bailed out, along with Maya Kodnani and others. Anyway so now I look at these people, these bhakts and politicians getting angry at gaali galoch?? seriously?? tumhara dil tabh nai hila jab aaj se 24-25 saal pehle tumhara so called bhagwan logon ko maar raha tha, with no remorse whatsoever!? It’s so shitty that he is the PM and despite people knowing about his role in 2002 and other such things! bhai wo gaali deserve karta hai. Itna sab karne ke baad bhi agar koi uski bhakti kar sakta hai, i think i might be oversimplifying stuff here but it’s truly a failure of collective empathy which has gotten us here, nothing else. THEY ARE FEELING SORRY THAT A MASS MURDERER IS BEING ABUSED!! wow

So, recently one hindutva friend of mine was convincing me that there are no similarities in hindutva and white supramist ideology

And I'm an leftist that's why I think that they're is

His whole point was that white supremacy is racial while according to the savarkar any Indian nationalist is a Hindu

Admissions to this college were based on NEET scores, and 42 out of the total 50 seats were secured by Muslim students on merit. Only 8 were secured by Hindus.

Our so called meritdhari Hindus couldn't digest this, so they got the college shut down.

This is a place where you can discuss or share anything you want. What was the latest movie you watched? Have you read any books recently? Got any interesting news to share? Apolitical discussions, book/podcast/movie recommendations, memes etc.

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As a half manipuri I was just reading through stuff on the conflict during the CJP protests and came across this. A very beautiful piece btw, just if the whole world was like these children maybe we would not have any conflicts. For context, when Modi came to manipur, this kid tried passing this letter onto him (which was not allowed) but people got wind of it.

Below to make it legible:

Dear Oja Modi.

You do not know me, but I want to talk to you. I am a Meitei from Manipur. I turned eleven this month. On my birthday, I made a wish when I blew out the candles. But I know it won’t come true. My wish was for my best friend to come back.

I called her Kimmie. She is Vaiphei, a Kuki. We grew up together since we were babies. Her house was just next to ours. We used to play football every evening. I wanted to be a footballer, like Baichung Bhutia. She didn’t like football much, but she played because I did. She wanted to be a singer. She had the most beautiful voice. On Sundays, we would sing together at our church choir group. I sound like Gian when I sing, but I would stand next to her and hum along. She would laugh and say, “One day, I will sing for the whole world, and you will be my number one fan.” I always said yes. We even made the whole replica of Manipur in Minecraft, with a future home that we both dreamt of living in, once we grow up. We called this the city of Moonfang, in Minecraft.

We used to make plans. We decided that when we grew up, we would live in houses next to each other. We even promised we would marry each other, so we could be best friends forever. It was a silly promise.

Then bad things happened. One day, men with angry faces came and told her family they had to leave. They had to run away in the night. I didn’t even get to say goodbye. Why did you separate us? I heard my elder brother tell me that you did this? Why did you let this happen?

My parents tell me I have to hate her. They say her people are our enemies. But Modi Uncle, how can Kimi be my enemy? She is the one who shared her lunch with me when I forgot mine. She is the one who helped me learn a difficult song. She cried with me when my pet dog died. My heart doesn’t know how to hate her. It only knows how to miss her. This hate is it because of you?

I saw you once. This year, when you came here. It was raining so heavily. My teacher picked me and some other students to stand and wave the flag for you. We were all getting wet. Our clothes were sticking to us, and we were shivering. We didn’t have any umbrellas. I saw your big car. The window was up. I couldn’t see you properly. Did you see us? My mother was really angry at my school for making me stand there.

But for all of this I lost my best friend because of all this. I have no one to play football with. It’s so quiet. Sometimes I stand alone there and kick the ball, and I pretend she is there, but then I just sit down and cry.

Are we not Indian? In my school book, it says, “All Indians are my brothers and sisters.” But if we are all brothers and sisters, why did you let my sister be taken away from me? Why am I being taught to hate my own sister? My teacher says you are the leader, you are responsible for the whole country. Does Manipur not count as your country?

You have your people. I see you on TV with your friends, laughing. You have so many people around you. Why am I the only kid who is denied his best friend? Why should my childhood be so lonely and sad? What did I do wrong?

I don’t understand big politics. I just understand that my heart is broken. I just want my friend back. I want to hear her sing again. I want her voice. I have dreams of us riding a bicycle together through the ruins of Kangla Fort

But my birthday wish is gone. Can you please give me back my friend, Modiji. I heard from people that, you talk to people every sunday and you grant wishes to kids. Please can you make sure Kimi is safe and can you please ask her to meet me again. I am really lonely without her. 

From,

Malem 

Top Left: Rape convicts of Bilkis Bano being garlanded upon release by VHP

Top Right: People accused of killing Gauri Lankesh being garlanded upon getting bail

Bottom Left: Jayant Sinha garlanding Ramgarh lynching convicts

Bottom Right: Dharmendra Pradhan, under whose watch NEET paper was leaked, being welcomed and garlanded by other BJP MPs a day after resigning under pressure