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BJP’s Push for 'One Nation, One Election' a Threat to Democracy, Says CPI(M)
08 Jan 2021
Citing 25 webinars held by BJP in December last week, the Left party called upon the Opposition to ‘unitedly defeat’ such a proposal and not be caught unawares when the Modi government makes its move…
Anita Katyal
Cancellation of Winter Session of Parliament Helps the Government Duck Tough Questions
20 Dec 2020
Doing away with the winter session of Parliament came as no surprise as the Modi government would rather not face defending itself on contentious issues facing the country, says ANITA KATYAL.
Hiren Gohain
Protests Vs Law: What is the Future of India’s Parliamentary Democracy?
04 Oct 2020
Protesting is part of the fundamental right to freedom of expression in a democracy and something equally important has to be invoked to tilt the scales against it.
Ronak Chhabra
Labour Experts Dismiss Modi’s ‘Boost to Economy’ Brouhaha Over Codes
29 Sep 2020
Reforms in labour laws will not create jobs, if at all, the conditions of employment will be a “disaster”, they say.
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Amid Boycott by Opposition, Parliament Passes Three Contentious Labour Bills by Voice Vote
23 Sep 2020
The move, however, has been criticised by academics and trade unions alike. The unions have called the Bills an attempt to further a “pro-capitalist” agenda and have united in protest. Workers unions…
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
Ruckus in Rajya Sabha Means Trust Breakdown Between Government and Opposition
22 Sep 2020
What happened in the Upper House of Parliament on September 20 was unusual and unprecedented.
Ronak Chhabra
Will the Labour Code Bills Take Us Back to the 19th Century?
22 Sep 2020
Experts explain how workers will be stripped of their hard-fought protections; union leaders question the sanctity of tripartite consultations.
PTI
3 Labour Bills Tabled in Lok Sabha, Cong, Left Oppose ‘Changed Versions’
19 Sep 2020
Congress demanded withdrawal of new Bills, while the Left wanted these to be sent to standing committee.
Rosamma Thomas
New Manual Scavenging Bill Stresses on Technology, Ignores Caste
19 Sep 2020
Nearly all sanitation work in India is done by workers from dalit castes and yet the new Bill, set to be tabled in Parliament, evades any reference to lives and demands of sanitation workers.
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COVID-19: After Govt Says no Data on Dead Docs, IMA Releases List of 382, Seeks ‘Martyr’ Status
17 Sep 2020
A day earlier, Opposition had flayed Modi government for not maintaining data on migrant worker deaths thereby denying any compensation.