A disturbing example of the normalisation of lawfare https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/a-disturbing-example-of-the-normalisation-of-lawfare/article66672779.ece March 29, 2023

The case of the former Wayanad MP also spotlights the danger courts could face to their legitimacy — namely, losing their reputation for impartiality between contending political forces.... the conviction and disqualification of Mr. Gandhi represents another signpost in a concerning drift towards the normalisation of lawfare as a political tactic. It is concerning because one crucial component of the legitimacy of courts is their reputation for impartiality between contending political forces. Recent examples from Poland and Hungary have shown how quickly that reputation can be lost. It is for the judiciary to ensure that what could also happen here, does not happen here.

Victory at the Ninth Circuit: Twitter’s Content Moderation is Not “State Action”https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/03/victory-ninth-circuit-twitters-content-moderation-not-state-action BY MUKUND RATHIMARCH 24, 2023

the Ninth Circuit held that Twitter did not act as the government by banning a user months after a government agency flagged for Twitter one of his tweets on alleged election fraud. O’Handley v. Weber is the latest decision rejecting social media users’ attempts to hold platforms liable for deleting, demonetizing, and otherwise moderating their content.

Twitter is a private entity, so the government and the courts cannot tell it what speech it must remove or what speech it must carry. The First Amendment restricts censorship only by the government, not private entities, unless those entities are using government power or otherwise effectively acting as the government.

स्मृति ईरानी पर फेक वीडियो BJP बुरी तरह फंसी_ youth congress chief srinivas remark on smriti Irani  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX9Vizti-qw

On Doctored video of youth congress chief remark  - says that the congressman was refering to the prices, which the video edited to mean a personalised sexist attack..

Senior Congress Leader Supriya Shrinate Hits Back Over Smriti Irani Remarks on Rahul Gandhi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLVxv3MnniM  कांग्रेस और बीजेपी के बीच जुबानी जंग जारी है... प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस करके स्मृति ईरानी को कांग्रेस नेता सुप्रिया श्रीनेत ने जमकर सुनाया... सुप्रिया श्रीनेत ने पूछा स्मृति ईरानी जी आप विक्टिम कार्ड क्यों खेलती हैं... सुप्रिया श्रीनेता ने सवाल उठा कि बीजेपी सांसद के 'वैश्या' वाले बयान पर स्मृति ईरानी चुप क्यों थी... सुप्रिया श्रीनेत ने स्मृति ईरानी से कई सवाल पूछे और कहा कि उनका बयान ये दर्शाता है कि शब्द मोदी के और संस्कार RSS के हैं... कांग्रेस नेता ने इसके साथ ही अडानी मुद्दे पर भी पीएम मोदी को घेरा....

कांग्रेस प्रदर्शन: लाल किले में अंधेरा कर दिया ? राहुल पर झूठ पर झूठ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzb5RlgepTQ

Rahul Gandhi को क्यों मिली सजा और बेल राहुल के वकील B M Mangukiy ने बताया https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFbhXC5B32U 23.3.2023 

Rahul Gandhi Disqualified: Kapil Sibal-Abhishek Manu Singhvi वापस दिलाएंगे Rahul Gandhi की सदस्यता?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9D4wWUwwWA Amar Ujala Mar 27, 2023

Understanding Surat Court Verdict & The Law That Led To Rahul's Disqualification https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRfq-yl6WfM  MOJO STORY
29.3.23 Barkha Dutt speaks to Senior Advocate Raju Ramachandran to get an understanding of the Surat court verdict against Rahul Gandhi, and the law that led to his disqualification from the Parliament. Raju Ramachandran is a senior advocate at the Supreme Court of India and a former Additional Solicitor General. He served as an amicus curiae for the Supreme Court in the 2002 Gujarat riots case and in the appeal of Ajmal Kasab in the 2008 Mumbai attacks case.

Rahul Gandhi’s lawyer lists ten reasons to appeal against his conviction https://theleaflet.in/rahul-gandhis-lawyer-lists-ten-reasons-to-appeal-against-his-conviction/ GURSIMRAN KAUR BAKSHI·MARCH 29, 2023 It has been held by the Supreme Court in Lok Prahari versus the Election Commission of India (2018) that once the conviction gets stayed during an appeal, the disqualification as a consequence of that conviction cannot take or remain in effect.

Union Govt 'Has No Data' on Indians' Offshore Shell Companies – But Task Force Running Since 2017 https://thewire.in/government/union-govt-says-it-has-no-data-on-offshore-shell-companies-owned-by-indians MP Mahua Mitra pointed this out and said it was odd that the “government identified 238,223 shell companies between 2018 and 2021, without any specific definition in law.” 

In its press release, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs had said that “there is no definition of the term “Shell Company” in the Companies Act and it normally refers to a company without active business operation or significant assets, which in some cases are used for illegal purpose such as tax evasion, money laundering, obscuring ownership, benami properties etc.”

In a written reply on March 21, 2023, the government said that “the data/details regarding offshore shell companies owned by Indian citizens is not available”, The Telegraph reported. “On whether it had acted to collect details of offshore shell companies whose “ultimate beneficial ownership” was held by Indian citizens, the government suggested the question of such action “does not arise” since “an offshore shell company is not defined in the acts administered by the ministry of finance”,” the newspaper stated.

Human rights body directs state govt, BMC to improve living conditions in M/East ward Pratip Acharya  March 28, 2023 https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/human-rights-body-directs-state-govt-bmc-to-improve-living-conditions-in-m-east-ward-8522494/ The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) has directed the state government and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to prepare a roadmap that would improve public infrastructure and existing civic amenities in the M/East ward in the eastern suburbs.   “The concentration of polluting and hazardous activities, poor standards of supporting infrastructure due to lack of planning and socio-economic deprivation have resulted in high levels of mortality, morbidity and threat infectious diseases,” said the MSHRC directive.

The ward covers Govandi, Deonar, Shivaji Nagar and Cheeta Camp areas, and mainly comprises slums, LIG houses.

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History of RSS - Dr Ram Puniyani | राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ का इतिहास | Bahujan Sahitya  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJoVK4H2fv4

 Bhagat Singh: Relevance today  https://youtu.be/9MiXm50kAQo?t=296  

Prof. Ram Puniyan on Shaheed Diwas 23 March: Bhagat Singh never imagined today's India https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUlAFIYYxnc 

https://thewire.in/politics/far-right-extremism-terrorism 

Rampant populism, identity politics, widespread disinformation xenophobia and Islamophobia that fuel growing far right extremist violence around the world have created one of the most complex security challenges in recent years.

The imperative now is for both honesty and political will amongst all UN member states, in order to formally accept that terrorism or violent extremism is no longer restricted to jihadist violence alone, but recognise that other factors of history and economics fuel racially and ethnically motivated extremist violence in the world. To do so would pave the way for the designation of far right groups and individuals as terrorists who perpetrate violence on the basis of ideology and identity, even if a universally acceptable definition of terrorism per se continues to remain elusive.

by Maya Mirchandani

24/03/2023