Dear @JPNadda@DrJitendraSingh ji,
We are observing a complete breach of the agreement regarding no police action against the protestors. Hundreds of students have been arrested in Bihar and Bengal, and hundreds are being surveilled/harrassed in Delhi and other states. Multiple reports are emerging in Delhi around detention of volunteers supporting protestors with logistics.
We demand that all the FIRs against the protestors be immediately withdrawn, students be released and no future FIRs be filed (in line with our agreement) by Delhi police / Central investigative agencies / Police in BJP-allied states, FAILING WHICH WE WILL BE FORCED TO SIT ON PROTEST AGAIN.
We also demand that the written agreement around legal cases be shared with us by tomorrow, the aligned timelines with the Government of India.
From Faiz and Ali Sardar Jafri to Michael Jackson, from Rang De Basanti to original rap: Here is a story on how the protest songs, new and old, filmy and folk, helped these students survive fear and uncertainty, giving them a shared vocabulary of resistance and a strange kind of courage to endure #protest #jantarmantar
https://t.co/wYMUyNROSA via @IndianExpress
Tomorrow’s Tiranga 🇮🇳 gathering is on!
Come tomorrow, Shivaji Park
10 am onwards.
We come together to celebrate this victory of the youth, and also to demand further answers on the brutal violence unleashed by the bjp regime on young protesters in Delhi.
Beyond political parties, beyond ideological divides, this is for the nation.
@abhijeet_dipke more power to you and all the young Indians that we keep fighting for our democracy and our Constitution!
What is this behaviour Mumbai Police? Why is a male cop mandhandling a young female protestor like this? Why isn't he letting his female colleagues handle this? What action will be taken against him? This is unacceptable @Dev_Fadnavis
After tearing up, stomping on and spitting at every principle held dear by professional journalists for a century and more, Godi media anchors are now, one by one, using 'journalism' as a fig leaf to cover the shame of what they have been doing thus far.
Dear X users, even as we pontificate, opine, rage bait & discourse endlessly every day on everything , the real movement happened on Instagram by a generation that couldn’t care less about us.
In 1997, this man was the ABVP National Secretary and was just about to join the Bharatiya Janata Party. There was a paper leak in Odisha and there was a major protest. This man participated in them. He was beaten by the police.
"We staged a protest against the Odisha government, in front of the secretariat. Around 1,500 students joined us there. While the protest was peaceful, the police charged against the activists. He was badly beaten up at that time. He had a few fractures too."
Who is he? Mr Dharmendra Pradhan. Imagine that Dharmendra Pradhan was protesting against paper leaks in 1997 and was beaten!
There is an amazing Indian Express article about him. Linked below. The irony? One of the interviewees says:
"under Pradhan's regime, the students will have more scope for dissent. "It is natural for students to be anti-establishment."
This is the lowest phase for the news channels since 24hr news channels started. Funny thing is they are still not realising it. Kamaal hai. Kids anyway dont watch channels. They consume it on youtube/insta. And with Godi media chants they have dismissed bachi khuchi izzat.
Few weeks back, a film teaser released with the opening line in my voice.
I wish to put on record that I am not part of the film in any capacity.
I was asked to dub a line without any reference a few months back. I did that in good faith without asking for more as I knew the makers personally.
As soon as the teaser was released and I saw the context in which it was (mis)used, I asked the filmmakers to remove my voice from the teaser as I have nothing to do with the film.
After my strong objection, the makers removed my voice from the teaser fifteen days ago.
Though this will clarify my position as an artist who would never be a part of any such project, our entire attention should be on the present situation of the country where our young relentless students are on the streets putting up a brave fight. Kudos to their inspiring spirit. JAI HIND, JAI SAMVIDHAN.
Many handles forecasting widespread rain from tomorrow but current indications don't support that. Mostly light passing showers likely in mid-July. The next rain surge is likely around 20-22 July as moisture inflow strengthens over Mumbai & West India. #MumbaiRains
Mumbai will be mostly dry next couple of days. Little bit increase in rains with few showers possible around 16 July. No heavy rains likely this week. #MumbaiRains