Rajendran Narayanan
@rajendran_naray
Only 2 out of 248 migrant workers from Bihar submitted the enumeration forms online. Report of the survey of migrants on SIR. low awareness & high risk of losing voting rights shorturl.at/MvmNv . #ScrapSIR @_YogendraYadav @ajitanjum @manojkjhadu @MahuaMoitra
“Yeh gareeb admi ko pareshan karne ke liye kiya ja raha hai. Agar document nahi hai toh kahan jaye? Gardan kaat ke de de kya?” Migrant workers are aggravated and rightly so with the the electoral list verification putting them at risk of losing their vote #BiharElections2025
Read this important piece on the farcical process called SIR in Bihar. At least 25% of the completed forms may be fake.
On Ground in Bihar, ECI Writes a Dystopian Fiction Phulkumari Devi sold her rationed rice to get photocopies. Sumitra Devi was asked for her dead parents’ papers and a caste certificate. Gobind Paswan had to submit land records—though all were already on the voters’ list in…
Many thanks to @NLSIUofficial for giving me an opportunity to be part of this discussion @bicblr youtube.com/watch?v=jEQXYO…
📕🎙️ #BookLaunch The V.R. Krishna Iyer Chair at #NLSIU launched the book 'Making India Work: The Development of Welfare in a Multi-Level Democracy' by Prof. @louisetillin, Professor of Politics & Former Director, @KingsIndiaInst, @KingsCollegeLon. The book launch @bicblr saw…
Fine analysis by @sinhadipa on consumption inequality. "While 50% of hh in the lowest fractile (0-5%) hh on an average consume less than 80% of the required norm, it is very low in the case of the uppermost fractile (95-100%)." thewire.in/economy/tracki…
Thanks @louisetillin for the extraordinary scholarship. I strongly recommend the book to anyone interested in India's welfare regime, welfare as a scaffolding of capital, citizenship & rights. Thanks to @NLSIUofficial & @AninditaAdhik13 for being a partner in the discussion.
Thank you @readingkafka - I thoroughly enjoyed the discussion too. Nice to know that you were there!
For all those who say inequality has reduced, read this clear explainer by this fine journalist @ieuditmisra Trust credible data.
India is nowhere close to being the "4th most equal country in the world". To the contrary, it might even be one of the most unequal. #BillionaireRaj Read this "Explained Economics" piece by @ieuditmisra & don't let propaganda fool you. Short thread with main issues at hand.
This demonstrates that introducing needless tech is just a ruse to kill a public programme leading to increased informalisation, increased migration & reduced citizenship.
3-yrs after making digital attendance system for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) mandatory, the govt now wants a 4-layer analog monitoring as it discovers many holes in the attendance platform. I report thehindu.com/news/national/…
Church Street - Where SUVs are parked for free and street vendors fined 500Rs !
Church Street vendors protested on Monday near MG Road metro station against BBMP and police harassment. They allege that despite having BBMP-issued ID cards and loans, they’re fined up to Rs 500. A list of 53 vendors was submitted but BBMP hasn’t held promised town vending meet
ECI sources effectively saying “a large number of foreign nationals” from “Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar” on Bihar rolls have elected the present BJP-led led govt - just last year Dependence on “foreign nationals” could be deep - as Centre is dependent on Bihar MPs from JD(U) 🤔
It's been 3 months since I ordered a product from @BazaarVle. They've not shipped it, they don't answer phone calls or respond to emails. I request an immediate refund to my bank. Please help @jagograhakjago #consumerRights #Scammed @cyberpoliceggm @mediacrooks
Interestingly, in the Hindi heartland, every Aadhaar card says "Mera Aadhaar meri pehchaan" -- Will this line be changed now to "Mera Aadhaar nahin pehchaan"?
Aadhaar promised you the moon. All it could deliver was moonshine.
"Our ability to feel, speak, or act for Gaza is being defused.... If we don't resist, this will be the end of humanity."
Read this clear explainer by @clifroz & a call to listen to stop land acquisition by the K'Taka govt.
The CM Mr.Siddaramaiah has been claiming that there are legal hurdles to drop land acquisition in #Devanahalli. Adv @clifroz busts that claim. Agriculture is already in crisis. Here though farmers want to continue farming. State must drop this acquisition.
Today the Supreme Court of India is set to hear all petitions against the ECI. On their decision to completely overhaul electoral rolls nationwide starting from Bihar. On this a quick thread of @nit_set and my report for @reporters_co 1/19
MPs can hold marches anywhere. Citizens must be restricted to freedom park. Why this injustice ? Lift the restrictions on protests now @CPBlr @DrParameshwara @siddaramaiah Don't jail dissent in freedom park! @Sowmyareddyr @LavanyaBallal @DgpKarnataka
Bengaluru is choking in traffic. But the Yellow Line is still not open. The lifeline of our IT corridor lies idle - years after construction began. Broken promises, missed deadlines, and no answers from BMRCL. Join the Citizens’ March to BMRCL HQ Date: Saturday, 5th July Time:…
We are doing a day long legal aid clinic specially for transpersons. Come learn about your rights & please pass on the word! ಟ್ರಾನ್ಸ್ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ನಮ್ಮ ಈ ಕಾನೂನು ನೆರವು ಶಿಬಿರದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಹಕ್ಕುಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ತಿಳಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಬನ್ನಿ ಮತ್ತು ನಿಮ್ಮವರನ್ನೂ ಕರೆತನ್ನಿ!
Many congratulations @TheReader_47 for this much needed work to understand the times we are living in. I will read it meticulously & with much care. Thanks so much for writing this.
All books are a journey for the author, but some become a form of pilgrimage. What began as a course on religion in India for a bunch of interdisciplinary undergraduates in India turned into this Oxford India Short Introduction. Available in bookstores a few weeks from now