Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis withdraws more than six cases related to riot against right-wing activist Sambhaji Bhide whose name floated on top in the case of Bhima-Koregaon violence. The Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena government has allegedly withdrawn several other cases that were registered against hundreds of party workers. As[Read More…]
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Bhima Koregaon violence: All you need to know
Bhima Koregaon violence that shook the country in January 2018 is again making headlines after Pune police arrested five rights activists and raided homes in several cities. The houses of seven prominent activists including Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira, Sudha Bhardwaj, Stan Swamy, Varavara Rao, Kranti, and Naseem were searched by[Read More…]
Modi government’s unfolding emergency through back door
On Tuesday morning, Pune police conducted a widespread raid and simultaneous arrests of activists in Ranchi, Hyderabad, Delhi, Faridabad, Goa and Mumbai. Stan Swamy in Ranchi, Varavara Rao in Hyderabad, Gautam Navlakha in New Delhi, Sudha Bharadwaj in Faridabad, Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde in Goa and Vernon Gonsalves and Arun[Read More…]