So, this Indian Express Editor is asking why CJP showed only minor issues with Punjab Schools?

ok, Let's say for a sake argument that there are schools with bigger issues or problems in Punjab and CJP intentionally didn't showed them. Then What is stopping Indian Express to show those schools? So, One of the biggest media companies in India can't verify the state of schools in Punjab?

Moreover, He says AAP's own MLA came out about the state of schools but then he was dismissed.

In reality, the AAP MLA was dismissed for poor performance and then while leaving he started to defame the party. Even in that claim he said there are not adequate teachers i.e. 2-3 teachers are less than required strength. Which is not really as same as missing school building, running school in cattle shed etc. But this Editor said that schools in Punjab are also not good based on single unverified claim. Moreover, This claim can also be really easy to verify for one of the biggest newspapers in India. Especially, when they have hundreds of Journalists in Punjab!

Refuting the lawmaker’s claims that the local School of Eminence operated with critical staff shortages, the party released official school records dated September 29. According to the data, the school features 30 sanctioned teaching posts, of which 25 are currently filled, serving 580 students across 19 sections. The active staff includes a principal, seven lecturers, 15 master cadre teachers, and two computer science teachers. A party spokesperson added that the principal had already submitted a written request to fill the remaining five vacant posts.

Source: AAP’s Maur MLA questions Mann govt’s edu reform claims, suspended

Then he again asking why CJP is not talking about drug issue in Punjab? But again question is "who is stopping Indian Express to investigate drug issue in Punjab?" I have never seen any report or investigation by Indian Express on Drug issue in India or Punjab? Yeah, It's pan India issue drugs are not just limited to one state! Also, how come drugs keep entering in India from India-Pak border even after 7 years of Amit Shah as home minister? Why he is not able to control flow of drugs from Gujrat ports? Should we send CJP to defend Indian borders too?

So, their "journalism of courage" is only limited asking youth these hard questions? So, CJP needs to do everything - they have to be opposition, they have to be media, they have to be investigative journalists, they have to politicians, they have to judges!

Maybe these "Editors of Courage" should resign and let CJP run Indian Express and rest of the country!

Saw this video in another sub

https://www.reddit.com/r/20sIndiaReal/comments/1x6khil/regime_change_is_the_way_we_will_see_it_soon/

Prashant Bhushan there says regime change is what we want and the way to go forward. Another protestor (Neha) is seen to be getting inspiration from Bangladesh GenZ protests and their 'fight' against 'religious fundamentalism'. Bangladesh fell into the hands of more religious fundamentalists. And the protests in Bangladesh was started against reservation. Something i think the people of CJP tend to favor.

So was it always about regime change? Because if it was for streamlining of the electoral process, something i agree with, then you all should be totally fine with BJP ruling for another 1000 years as long as the people ask for it. And now, Dhruv Rathee is doing aura maxxing in london. As someone watching from a far, how are we not to conclude that the intentions are not to streamline the process but to force a regime change because you are unable to win? And news flash 'torch bearers of democracy' : forced regime change is literally against what democracy stands for.

And why tf is it always humanities from JNU? Do you guys literally have nothing else to do? i mean, as a side note, i really want to hear from some JNU folks. is everyone like this?

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:Students at MVSR Engineering College in Nadergul were left panicking after a lighting structure collapsed during the college’s Dandiya Night on Saturday, killing students and injuring several others

In India, there's no safety culture. Also contractors and maintenance people don't actually believe in the rules or engineering guidelines. They cut corners wherever possible. It's a cultural issue. If you go to Europe or the U.S. this kind of thing almost never happens. In Hyderabad alone I know of multiple structures that collapsed this year.

If we trust Indian contractors with our safety they are going to give you an Indian level of safety. These are the same sorts of people who think it's fine to have massive potholes in the middle of the road and dangling electrical cables and so on.

https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/southern-states/telangana/deadly-collapse-at-mvsr-engineering-college-dandiya-night-sparks-safety-and-permission-row-1996819

I feel that the members of the ruling party don't realize the consequences of their actions, and they're only asking for trouble by not engaging in dialogue with the citizens. I mean, detaining people from trains and flights is crazy already but detaining journalists, and normal citizens who weren't even there for the protests? Taking literal minors to unknown locations after detaining them, targeting student activists and maligning their image in the mainstream media, giving the police a free hand to beat up protesters, sending RSS goons to create havoc and asking the police to not touch them....

And now they're detaining people waving the tiranga! Seriously, if I was a supporter of the BJP then I'd surely be quite disappointed tbh. I keep seeing videos of violent protests in France on Indian RW subs, as if they're trying to justify illegal detention of Dipke and co, yet the protests here have only been peaceful, and we've only seen violence from the state in both the protests against Pradhan and the ECI.

Again, being critical of the government does not mean you're a fan of the opposition party, but that option seems more and more attractive with each passing day. It's not about BJP vs INC, I just want both sides to actually talk to each other because this is not a good look for India on the global stage.

Rozy is a freelance journalist.

She came into the spotlight when she alleged that a Delhi Police officer, Vivek Bhagat,

molested and sexually harassed her during a protest.

In a newly released video, she claimed that Vivek is attempting to ruin her life.

She stated that she never made any

derogatory remarks against Vivek and that the case filed against her is false.

13 people are in Tihar because of this. It's utter sham.

Dalli Police needs to fire a lot of people, this is making no trust in anyone

Journalists Rosy and Gajendra Singh on Police Violence, Sexual Assault and the Crackdown on Journalists - https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/journalist-rosy-sexual-harassment-fir-vivek-bhagat-acp-delhi-police-desipatrakaar-gajendra-singh-tihar-jail

Genuine question. I am largely apolitical, but maybe right leaning. I see this 13 crore number being thrown across in multiple platforms, including in interviews given by actor Prakash Raj. He knows nothing, i am sure people on both sides will agree. No one is claiming 13 crore illegal immigrants. But the 13 crore people includes people who are dead, duplicate names, erroneous entries, illegal immigrants. It also includes people who have moved. Lets say a voter moves from Rajasthan to kerala. They get 'deleted' from Rajasthan roll and added in kerala roll. That person did not lose their vote, but gets added as a deletion. The last SIR happened 20 years ago and with a country of our population, the revisions would obviously net big numbers. Do the protestors realize all this? Surely many of you will agree that the numbers you are throwing around is heavily overinflated.

I remember in past people used to look at these minor tensions between religions as kinda foolish, and leave the tensions to those extremists themselves to fight. But these days, I see amplified posts about a Muslim did this in a Hindu temple, Hindus did that to a Masjid, like dude, I don't give a f**k about what those extremists do to themselves, maybe just hope justice is delivered to victim in that isolated case and that's it, because they are no different from any other hate crimes in this country. But these days, those religious extremists started acting like we are supposed to care about these silly incidents and their snow flake sentiments, even people started caring about these stupid sentiments like they are any use to the country. We collectively should stop thinking about these supposedly sentimental things emotionally and stop paying attention to those who want to benefit from these sentiments. We shouldn't be sentimental about any of ts, they are nothing, no use to the country.

And we should even start looking at these like foolish cases which doesn't have any useful impact on this country if they are solved any more than after a hate crime at the end of the street is solved, and even carry negative impact if we, as public who are supposed to develop this country, care about them any more than needed.

Source : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aomA7-z6fsw

LONDON — Massive protests erupted at Parliament Square today as thousands gathered for a demonstration led by Indian YouTuber Dhruv Rathee. The crowd rallied against alleged voter list irregularities in India, chanting highly charged slogans, including the viral chant targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The event laid bare deep divisions within the Indian diaspora. While Rathee’s supporters demanded electoral transparency following recent political friction in Delhi, a counter-protest simultaneously gathered outside the Indian High Commission to express solidarity with the Indian government. The overseas demonstration has sparked intense online debate, with critics arguing that staging domestic political disputes abroad fuels regional polarization.

so the "protectors of Hinduism" are out here doing exactly what they accuse others of. radicalizing a festival that was never rigid to begin with

ngl the whole garba gatekeeping arc is wild. aadhaar checks, tilak at entry, muslim bouncers fired in hyderabad, muslim women with valid tickets turned away in kota, a hindu girl questioned in jamshedpur for showing up with her muslim friend even after her parents said it's fine. and the reason? "religious sanctity." ok let me actually engage with that since apparently nobody else is.

first, the "it's an act of devotion to Durga so non-believers shouldn't be there" argument. bro. gods are not exclusive clubs. you don't need a membership card to show up. sikh langar serves everyone, you don't get asked if you're amritdhari. people eat iftar food during ramadan without converting. nobody checks your aadhaar before letting you eat biryani at a muslim friend's wedding. festivals are not just about the deity, they're about people coming together. and if belief was really the bar, then let's talk about the lakhs of hindus who don't actually believe in Durga. atheists exist. agnostics exist. people go for the dancing and the food and the vibes. so why is the purity test only applied to non-hindus? pick a lane.

second, the "commercialization is ruining tradition" argument. lmao. temples were commercialized way before garba was. VIP darshan, paid aarti slots, ₹500 for a closer look at the idol. where's the outrage about that? commercialization actually made these festivals accessible and fun. festivals shouldn't feel like a school assembly. the spice is the point. obviously there should be limits, nobody wants a full nightclub with a Durga cutout, but using "anti-commercialization" as a cover to filter out muslims is not it. you're not protecting tradition, you're doing bigotry with extra steps.

third, security and identity checks. no take here, honestly. check IDs, do bag checks, keep people safe. that's fine. but notice how the security argument suddenly becomes a religion filter. checking everyone is security. checking only non-hindus is discrimination with a lanyard.

fourth, the "they only come to harass women" argument. this one is genuinely lazy. there are creeps in every crowd. there are hindu men who harass women at garba, there are men of every community who do terrible things. you deal with individuals. you don't blanket ban a whole religion because of the worst people in it. that's like banning all men from the metro because some men are creeps. you'd call that insane and you'd be right.

and the people defending this are the same ones who lose their minds when someone says hinduism is regressive. because hinduism has never been rigid like that. it's famously one of the most flexible, pluralistic, "believe what you want, do what you want" religions out there. you can be a theist, an atheist, a nastika, an agnostic, and still be hindu. that's the actual tradition. the second you start putting up gates and tilak checkpoints and asking people to prove their faith, you're not protecting hinduism. you're inventing a version of it that looks suspiciously like the thing you claim to be defending it from.

so yeah. the protectors are protecting hinduism by making it exactly what they say other religions are. rigid, exclusionary, insecure. congratulations.

the irony is doing push ups in the corner.

for anyone who disagrees, can call me out in comments....i have tried to reply to each point i have heard of...

Plz be critical....✌️✌️✌️

Every democracy stands on "free & fair elections". Electoral integrity is the prime most thing for a healthy democracy. If people will start to lose "faith" in the electoral process, and won't respect the mandate, then indian parliamentary democracy can't survive.

It is good to see that our overseas Indians are aware about this fact and standing with Indian youth, who are opposing this tyranny govt. In my opinion, every overseas indian should be concerned about this election commission fuss. Coz it hurts everyone equally. Most of them have their families, house, business and even votes in india. They all are part of this nation. And again it's really good to see them protesting. UK STANDS WITH INDIA✊🏻

Jab jab modi darta h, police ko aage karta h.

Modi teri tanasahi nhi chalegi nhi chalegi.

Amit Shah teri tanasahi nhi chalegi, nhi chalegi.

Gyanesh Kumar istifa do istifa do✊🏻🔥

Protest is a right. Surveillance without limits is digital authoritarianism.

Delhi Police has spent ₹ 15.66 crore on Al-linked CCTV with no law and no SOP behind it. That means protesters get tracked and innocent people get misidentified. Of the 3,000 people these cameras "identified," 20 were already in jail.

The Rs 15.7-crore tender for the installation of CCTV cameras with facial recognition capabilities. The tender, part of a modernization initiative, specifies 338 cameras for Central and New Delhi. Concerns have been raised regarding the procurement process and surveillance safeguards. Installation is expected to commence in December 2026 or January 2027.

https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/delhi-polices-rs-15-7-crore-facial-recognition-cctv-tender-flags-surveillance-concerns/amp_articleshow/134994406.cms

When former UK PM Boris Johnson came to India, he went straight to Gautam Adani. Now, American Foreign Affairs Minister Marco Rubio has made a dash to Mukesh Ambani’s house and asked his Indian counterpart to come to Mumbai. Let that sink in. What does this tell you about the current government?
The clown is compromised and reduced to sitting in the PM’s chair while his ministers are busy spreading hatred, fuelling riots and punishing Indian citizens. And we’re getting upset because Elon Musk said, “Dear Prime Minister Ambani, please accept my humble apologies for not realizing that you are the real boss of India.”
When foreign leaders land in India and their first GPS pin is Adani or Ambani, it starts looking less like diplomacy and more like a private concierge service for billionaires. The PMO is supposed to run the country, not make the world wonder who actually owns the remote control.
And now we’re offended by Elon Musk’s sarcasm? Maybe the real question isn’t why he made that joke, but why it struck such a nerve in the first place.

Recent expulsion of Imran Khan, while may be lawfully right, but creates a very othering of former Indian citizens. We don't have an option of dual citizenship, but we shouldn't be at such odds with them.

Should Indian govt change its attitudes towards OCIs? As per law, they are not full citizens, but straightaway expulsion is a very harsh measure. There should be some form of security for OCI's, a partial citizenship charter. This would help in maintain connection with diaspora and engage with them at a stronger level, making them feel that they have a stake in the nation. As Indian diaspora expands, the second and future generations with better connection can act as an asset.

Source: https://x.com/rshivshankar/status/2110909902902428003?s=46

Imran Khan openly supported the students and more importantly indian democracy. Now he is paying the price for his honesty. His upcoming comeback movie is facing a possible delay too.

On the other hand, in america, actors openly support the presidential candidate or openly criticise the govt. Taylor Swift openly supported kamala haris during the last election. While, india being a "mother of democracy" can't tolerate any opposition from an actor.

Only dictat0rs can do this. Yes, he isn't a citizen of india, but still he lives in india, he has worked here for his life, he is part of our society. He didn't do anything wrong except supporting students.

But this govt doesn't do anything against the bhakt overseas Indians, who spread propaganda all day. The people who support dictat0rs get impunity, while those who raise their voice get punished.

These goons never show up when it comes to demanding justice for Hindu Girls like Ankita Bhandari. And why are the police standing and not doing anything while propels liberties are being violated?

Translation: The girl requests them to not film her. The man with the camera says he will not film her but film the boy and the man on call. The man talking on the phone finds out the mother knows. He lectures her mother to not come to him if her daughter falls victim to Love Jihad.

The call is interrupted by another call. He says on the 2nd call that he has caught many non-Hindus. He tells the caller to stop the event. The girl is apologizing to the boy.

He continues the call. It is revealed that the boy is like her brother. The girl is insisting on not taking the boy to the police. The man then says that it is goddess's festival and they should not have sent a Muslim boy.

The man then calls the tent guy.

https://x.com/RajatJain/status/2111190742630871345

I’ve always had my issues with sloppy AI dramas, but watching one of the biggest media outlets making one, and even going on to “interview” these AI “actors” has me flabbergasted, but not shocked. Our standard of journalism has deteriorated so much - it’s concerning. Not only this, but this drama was deemed so consequential that the Maharashtra CM was invited to inaugurate it. No matter where we are in the political spectrum, I believe we can all agree that there are MULTIPLE very important issues going on in our country that deserve coverage. There was a time we’d see journalists investigate corruption, social issues, food safety, etc. Anjana is one of the biggest journalists in this country, with an immense reach, and platform - it’s disheartening to see this is how she chooses to use her platform and influence.

Yesterday, supreme court reprimanded election commission of India for not producing election counting video.

It's an election results related dispute matter in supreme cout. In which, the congress candidate T D rajegoda had won the sringeri assembly seat in Karnataka by a margin of 201 votes. But the bjp candidate challenged this in the Karnataka high court. The high court ordered a recount of postal ballot votes and re-verification of 279 rejected postal ballot votes. In recounting, the congress candidate lost the election by 255 votes.

Then the congress candidate approached the supreme court contending that the high court had only ordered the re-verification of 279 rejected postal ballots, but the returning official illegally reconsidered more postal ballots, which had gone to the BJP candidate.

Then, the supreme court asked for "observers report" as well as the video recordings of 2023 vote counting and recent counting.

The ECI councel said, it was unable to find the video of 2023 counting. To this, the visibly annoyed bench said "how can ECI say that it has lost the its record? Your whole purpose is to hold elections, and you need to have a document... There is no custody of record.

Then bench said... "Whatever there is, produce by the next date of hearing. Otherwise, we will have to draw adverse inference against you. We will not accept these kind of lame excuse".

As per election rules, ECI has to maintain all the rules related to elections for 45 days from the election result. If there is any legal dispute emerge regarding election, then it will preserve all the records related to that dispute as long as case is not settled. And any petition related to election dispute can be filled within 45 days.

So, how can election commission say that they have no record? Are they above the law? Or are they trying to hide something?

The integrity of the election commission is the all time lowest, people are losing faith in electoral democracy. We need to save it.

Recently Baramati MP Supriya Sule spoke about undeclared emergency which was vociferously retorted by Rajdeep Sardesai.

Interesting aspect is, she seems to have forgotten what her party's govt did in Maharashtra, which was in power at the time of covid. For those who are unaware, undivded NCP was a part of MVA, which included undivided Shiv Sena and INC and it's govt was headed by Uddhav Thackeray. Additionally her party also handled the home ministry portfolio.

But when Baramati MP speaks in this manner, she should also answer what her govt did when a Marathi actress named Ketaki Chitale, shared a post which mocked Baramati MP's father and NCP supremo. The actress for sharing the post was jailed for a month.

Similarly there exists a political analyst named Bhau Torsekar, he used to appear for a Marathi YouTube channel named The Postman. In one of the videos for the channel, a YouTube user in that comment mocked NCP supremo.

Eventually a case was filed against the political analyst citing that it threatened the life of NCP Supremo.

An ex military personnel was also attacked when he shared a cartoon which poked fun at Uddhav Thackeray.

In the context of these cases, did her govt declare an undeclared emergency.

BJP Candidates: I don't think Narendra Modi is going to give up his seat, but Yogi seems to be next in line. Didn't hear of any other names.

Congress: Rahul Gandhi is said to be the prince in waiting; many people don't see him as a PM candidate and say Shashi Tharoor is a better alternative.

AAP: Kejriwal started the party and gave it national status within 10 years. He served as the CM of Delhi until he was jailed in the fake liquor scam.

I strongly believe the BJP is full of criminals and rapists, and they even celebrate them; simply disgusting.

Congress is also full of educated and literate criminals. That is why people put them out of power in the 2014 elections.

AAP speaks and acts in the public's favour. Although Kejriwal is called authoritarian by many, it is the only party with no hardened criminals in it.

What are your thoughts and proposal for the next PM?
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