Tag: Democracy

Political Tensions Continue in Uttar Pradesh Post Maha Kumbh

Arijit Bose
Maha Kumbh, Uttar Pradesh politics, Dharmendra Yadav, Yogi Adityanath, Samajwadi Party, BJP, Bilari, Mohammad Faheem Irfan, Sangeet Som, political controversy, stampede deaths, Mauni Amavasya, double-engine government, pollution control, hate speech, democracy, Akhilesh Yadav, Babur, Aurangzeb

Lucknow: Even though the grand Maha Kumbh festival has concluded, political turmoil in Uttar Pradesh remains unabated. In Moradabad, Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Dharmendra Yadav visited the residence of Bilari MLA Mohammad Faheem Irfan and launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the tragic deaths during the stampede on Mauni Amavasya at the Maha Kumbh. Dharmendra Yadav criticized the Chief Minister, stating that families mourning their deceased loved ones are naturally in distress, yet CM Yogi Adityanath’s remarks regarding these grieving families were inappropriate and akin to…

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Bangladeshi Students Launch New Political Party Ahead of Elections

Arijit Bose
Bangladesh, politics, student movement, Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad, Democratic Student Council, Sheikh Hasina, Students Against Discrimination, SAD, Awami League, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, BNP, Muhammad Yunus, elections, Dhaka, protests, student rights, political unrest, exile, caretaker administration, democracy, youth politics

Dhaka: A new political party, the Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad (Democratic Student Council), has been launched by Bangladeshi students who played a pivotal role in last year’s anti-government protests that led to the ousting of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The formation of this party marks a significant development in Bangladesh’s already turbulent political landscape, as the country prepares for the next general elections. Key organizers of the Students Against Discrimination (SAD) movement, which spearheaded the nationwide protests that resulted in Hasina’s downfall in August 2024, are among the founders of…

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Dividing Kukis and Meiteis against fabric of India – Bimol Akoijam

Arijit Bose
Bimol Akoijam, Assembly, BJP, Congress, Democracy, Election, Imphal, India, Indian culture, Kolkata, Manipur, Parliament, University

Imphal: A Bimol Akoijam, the Congress candidate for the Lok Sabha election, said that dividing Kukis and Meiteis geographically in the violent state of Manipur in the name of “safety” is against the “very idea” of India and need to be denounced from left to right. According to Akoijam, an assistant professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University’s School of Social Sciences, the two groups will have to coexist and cooperate as long as they are both citizens of the nation. The 57-year-old Akoijam’s remarks coincided with calls for a separate government…

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