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Thirty years of resistance
https://vikalpsangam.org/article/thirty-years-of-resistance/  By Ashish KotharionMar. 25, 2025

.. much of the focus is still on trying to make the state accountable, bring in progressive laws, and so on—all very important, but no substitute for community mobilization towards determining their own futures. The Western liberal model of democracy is failing 8 everywhere, which to my mind is inherent to its very conception. We have to support and promote more radical, people-led forms such as the ‘Hamare gaon mein ham hi sarkar’—in our village, we are the government—the practice of Mendha-Lekha village in Maharashtra, or the radical autonomy movements of Zapatista indigenous people in Mexico and the Kurdish freedom movement in Rojava, Syria. Linked to these, to also envision and promote governance and management at the level of biocultural regions  rather than rigid political boundaries that currently divide nature and cultures within India, and between it and other nations of South Asia.

since sangharsh and nirman need each other—resistance against a coal-fired power station, for instance, would be more powerful if it also built in articulation and practice of alternatives like decentralized, community-owned renewable energy.

In turn, as another instance, farmers practicing localized, organic methods with their seeds and knowledge, or communities protecting ecosystems and wildlife in what is called ‘community-conserved areas,’ would be stronger if they joined hands with movements that resist state and corporate pressures or perverse policies.

Perhaps most importantly, VS has also promoted a more radical sense of democracy than (or in addition to) trying to make the Indian state more accountable and responsive—what Gandhi called swaraj (self-rule)—with communities claiming decision-making power and autonomy on the ground through traditional or new grassroots democratic practices. 

 Citizens Unite to Condemn Urban Terrorism Attack on Kunal Kamra in India  https://countercurrents.org/2025/03/citizens-unite-to-condemn-urban-terrorism-attack-on-kunal-kamra/  25/03/2025 by Concerned Citizens led by GG Parekh
 We, Law abiding Mumbaikars urge the CM, who has been broadcasting his resolve to use bulldozer to ‘punish’ people he accuses of rioting and who is pushing through a draconian law to ‘punish those he brands ‘Urban Naxals’ in Maharashtra, to act promptly and punish members of his ally’s party who are acting as urban terrorists, destroying private property and terrorising and intimidating honestly law abiding citizens.

We the Citizens of India also urge the Police Commissioner to promptly take action against these Urban Terrorists of the ruling alliance in Maharashtra who have taken the law in their own hands and are indulging in terrorising citizens and vandalising private property, we would like to remind the Police that they have taken an oath to serve the constitution and protect citizens, not to obey and serve the Government in power.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5vVsTSTDEI  

भारत सरकार ने हाल ही में डिजिटल व्यक्तिगत डेटा संरक्षण अधिनियम (डीपीडीपी) के आधार पर सूचना के अधिकार कानून (आरटीआई) में कुछ संशोधन किए हैं.  जिसका सामाजिक संगठनों द्वारा व्यापक स्तर पर विरोध किया जा रहा है.

इसी सिलसिले में शुक्रवार (21 मार्च) को दिल्ली के प्रेस क्लब में राष्ट्रीय जन सूचना अधिकार अभियान  (एनसीपीआरआई), मज़दूर किसान शक्ति संगठन और दूसरे करीब 34 संगठनों ने इसे लेकर विरोध प्रदर्शन किया. 

बता दें कि डीपीडीपी कानून बन चुका है.  इलेक्ट्रॉनिक्स और सूचना प्रौद्योगिकी मंत्रालय ने इसके कार्यान्वयन को सुविधाजनक बनाने के लिए डिजिटल व्यक्तिगत डेटा संरक्षण नियम, 2025 का मसौदा तैयार किया है. जिस पर 18 फरवरी तक लोगों की राय मांगी गई थी. 

एक तरफ केंद्र सरकार का कहना है कि डीपीडीपी को बनाने का मकसद लोगों की निजता की रक्षा करना है. वहीं, आरटीआई को लेकर काम करने वालों की मानें तो इसके लिए आरटीआई में संशोधन कर दिया गया है. जिसके बाद सूचना लेना मुश्किल हो जाएगा.

आखिर सरकार डीपीडीपी के जरिए आरटीआई को कैसे कमज़ोर कर रही है?  कैसे यह बदलाव पत्रकारों के लिए खतरनाक होगा.