Observing that it ‘raises substantial issue of compliance of environmental norms,’ the National Green Tribunal recently took a suo motu cognisance of The Indian Express investigation report titled ‘Mumbai lost over 21,000 trees in 6 years to make way for Metro, road projects’ published last month.
Comment on WA: PS: This toothless body has suddenly sprung to life in election season. Is there an ulterior motive behind all the "credible" institutions of India, which have hitherto been supportive of environmental crimes and not of conservation, speaking up for it now?
Modi has been on a spree of ‘interviews’ with no interruptions, follow-ups, or counter-questions. https://www.newslaundry.com/2024/04/18/inside-indian-polls-modis-lies-fake-news-and-media-that-does-not-question Kalpana Sharma 18 Apr, 2024
We have many independent digital news platforms and channels, although if you are a person who principally gets news from mainstream media, when you listen and read what they report, you might think they are reporting from a parallel universe.
The other alternate universe is of fake and misleading news, of hate speech, of the deliberate twisting of facts to push forward a particular narrative.
The ANI Intervbiew: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcRW9evFZBw
smita prakash non-interviews modi | MEGHNERD REACTS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxP6i_CULCo smita prakash non-interviews modi | MEGHNERD REACTS
NEWSWEEK : Exclusive Interview: Narendra Modi and the Unstoppable Rise of India https://www.newsweek.com/2024/04/19/exclusive-interview-narendra-modi-unstoppable-rise-india-1888678.html Newsweek, could run an “exclusive” with Modi that reads like a series of press releases strung together. It is an “interview” without any questions. And it is the cover story that has Modi’s face and, in capital letters, the word “Unstoppable”.
BY DANISH MANZOOR BHAT ON 04/10/24
India elections: ‘Our rule of law is under attack from our own government, but the world does not see this’ https://theconversation.com/india-elections-our-rule-of-law-is-under-attack-from-our-own-government-but-the-world-does-not-see-this-226889 April 11, 2024 Led by the ideology of Hindutva, which perceives India’s history to be inextricably linked with Hindu religious practice, and with the help of a hand-picked committee of advisers, they have pursued a vision of India as a country run by Hindus for Hindus.
This is the story of how you build an authoritarian state, the legal way.
Step 1: reinterpret existing laws..Hindus attacking marginalised groups is no longer discrimination in India. But stating that powerful Hindu groups are attacking minorities is now hate speech or incitement
Step 2: introduce new laws. The second element of Modi’s strategy is the introduction of new anti-minority laws and criminal codes.
Step 3: silence the judges third strategy that India’s government has used to cement power and undermine democratic structures: the silencing of a once-independent, critical judiciary.
Step 4: revise history: To achieve complete control over public opinion, one final ingredient is required: one must use the now-subordinated legal system to promote a version of national history that falls in line with the government’s social and political vision.
At its heart, any authoritarian project – whether in the US, Russia or India – must set out to tackle the country’s legal system. To achieve the desired level of control, the project’s leaders know they must bring supposedly justice-producing institutions like courts and police into line with their political ideologies, or their ambitions for the country will fail.