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Another Institution's Turn

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1581eGvsj0/?igsh=ajZqdTNodDk5d3R3  Congress President on the Shankaryacharyas.
Hold on a familiar turn.. even this institutions does it.. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/2 -shankaracharyas-openly-welcomed-ram-temple-consecration-event-says-vhp-leader-will-visit-at-101705133989885.html 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVbC_Khh23U  why all four Shankaracharya not attending.. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ram-temple-ayodhya-shankaracharyas-to-skip-ndtv-explains-two-shankaracharyas-wont-attend-ram-temple-event-what-do-they-say-4865713
https://theprint.in/india/in-spotlight-over-ram-temple-event-the-shankaracharyas-their-long-tryst-with-politics/1923018/ 

 Congress: Are the Shankaracharyas anti-Hindu? Ravish Kumar Official https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5Wl2VfkjDg 

Mainstream media is asking why  the three leaders of Congress are not going, to Ayodhya.   Congress has asked this question why they dont speak about why Shankaracharya is not going. when  150 parliamentarians suspended media did not say democracy is murder, but three leaders of Congress, media started calling them anti-Hindu

Shekar Gupta in the print : say Congress just blew a Ram-given opportunity. It chose chronic confusion over national mood  https://youtu.be/wSR8M_3HH4s Ideological contradiction.. 

Congress' refusal to attend Ram Mandir inauguration, politics & electoral arithmetic argument https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVFC7-NKv20 ThePrint Is it an electoral suicide by the party or was it the right thing to do, considering Congress voters are likely to remain intact?

Congress's Absence At Ram Mandir Prana Pratishtha Will Impact Them In 2024 Election?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sky4MODEiCI India Today The NewsTrack show with host Rahul Kanwal delves into a critical political issue - the decision of the Congress Party to abstain from the Prana Pratishtha ceremony at the Ram Mandir. With 2024 Lok Sabha elections in sight. With Prime Minister Modi leading the Prana Pratishtha ceremony in Ayodhya, the intricate dynamics of the political landscape in light of religious rituals are explored.

 500+ profs, academics launch Academics4NaMo campaign to ‘spread word about Modi govt’s achievements’
Primary objective of the initiative, says a member, is to 'ensure return of PM Narendra Modi' for a 3rd consecutive term by 'fostering the right discourse through scholarly efforts.'
ThePrint Team
08 January, 2024https://theprint.in/india/500-profs-academics-launch-academics4namo-campaign-to-spread-word-about-modi-govts-achievements/1915324/

The professors and researchers are all members of a group called Academics4Nation, an initiative to “create a vibrant academic discourse that engenders Indo-centric ideas, approaches, and points of view”. Dr Devi Dayal Gautam, assistant professor, department of sociology at Delhi School of Economics & the convenor of Academics4Nation, outlined the initiative’s goal at the meeting: “Ensuring the return of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for a third consecutive term by creating a pragmatic narrative and fostering the right discourse through scholarly efforts.”  the “need to advance an accurate narrative, acknowledging the vital role of mainstream media and social media in communicating facts and dispelling misinformation”.

Why would a Network like Vikalp Sangam which is slotted as a "constructivist" organisation, emphasise Civil LIberties and Democratic Rights in their People Manifesto?

Way back in the 1980s, it was Shankar Guha Niyogi who pioneered the slogan "Sangharsh aur Nirman" for his Union of workers the Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha (CMM), when he set up the Workers owned hospital. Dr. Binayak Sen who led the medical team was harassed for many years. Now in the Viksit Bharat, new Wave Regime, Sudha Bharadwaj was been distanced from her work..

Her work: After working with organisations like the Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha (CMM) and the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Bharadwaj founded the Janhit People’s Legal Resource Centre in 2007-08. See article: Sudha Bharadwaj: ‘A lot of democratic space has been lost’ : Nov 02, 2023 https://frontline.thehindu.com/interviews/sudha-bharadwaj-a-lot-of-democratic-space-has-been-lost-human-rights-lawyer-and-activist-on-her-book-from-phansi-yard-time-in-yerawada-jail-pune-bhima-koregaon-case/article67438140.ece

For Sudha, the Legal process is the punishment, as, someone who committed to work among the rural poor in Chattisgarh, is forced to live in Mumbai, as part of her bail conditions. The Persons with vested interests are happy as the case will not come up for hearing in the long time.. Meanwhile, large large tracts of land will been usurped by the mining and cement industry which is taking away the sustainable livelihoods, of tribal people in that region.

This is just one of the examples of the connection between sustainability, equity and justice baikalp Sangam set out the manifesto..
Quotes from the Peoples Manisfesto https://vikalpsangam.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Peoples-Manifesto-2024.pdf.
- (to counter the) " almost free-for-all for corporations to grab lands, resources, and
finances for their profits.", " there is a dire need to re-establish public, democratic control (arthik swaraj) over the economy and technology,"
- repeal of laws/provisions that enable the state to stifle democratic dissent or provide draconian powers to police and armed force
- everyone has meaningful avenues of directly participating in decision-making through direct forms of democracy;
in the case of the tribal areas we are finding that even the FRA is being undermined..
#peoplesmanifesto #vikalpsangam #2024