What Rahul Gandhi did in Pune was a qualitatively different and fundamental kind of politics - most probably one leg of it. Likely that he has been trying to get to this for a long time. The attempt is to shape the way people think and feel rather than just the way they vote in the next election. More strategy than tactics, more conversation than exhortation or dictation. If it succeeds, it could lead to a more enduring kind of change. Like what Congress did during the Independence movement or what the reformers and Communists did in Kerala in the last century or what the Dravidian movement accomplished in Tamilakam.
Demanding road to school, Gen Alpha storms DM office
Students of a govt school in UP's Hamirpur stormed the premises of district magistrate office demanding a pitch road to school.
लाठियाँ चलीं, आँसू गैस चले, पेलेट चले।
अब स्याही चली है।
तारीख़ गवाह है – जो कलम से हारते हैं, वही स्याही फेंकते हैं।
In solidarity and rage with our AISA All India President Neha Bora (@neha_aisa).
The master has been outdone by the apprentice.
In a country where 800 million people depend on free rations just to afford two meals a day,
Over the past 11 years, the Modi government has blown nearly ₹6,000 crore on self-congratulatory advertisements – an average of ₹1.49 crore every single day.
Yogi has gone a step further.
In just eight years, his government has spent over ₹7,000 crore on advertising – an average of ₹2.3 crore every single day.
What greater admission of failure could there be?
Governments that deliver don't need billion-rupee advertising campaigns. Only those that fail do.
Rs 1.83 crore from Delhi's tourism budget went to a single contractor to run 8 "bhajan clubbing" events across DU colleges.
DTTDC says it was to introduce students to "our culture." The events were mainly open only to students and faculty.
@samarthgrover87 reports.
https://t.co/A4FYrSgOk5
You saw @narendramodi's ridiculous video saying he forgives 'our daughters' for their abusive language at Jantar Mantar ... now read @AnandTeltumbde's brilliant piece in defence of the profanity of the protesters.
"Every hegemonic order establishes not only acceptable political opinions but also an acceptable political language. Civility, respectability and decorum become part of the discipline through which power regulates dissent: protesters are expected to be polite even while protesting injustice. But history suggests that ruptures typically begin by breaking this linguistic convention. The language of revolt is seldom parliamentary. It is emotional rather than measured, mocking rather than deferential, often deliberately transgressive – and what looks like vulgarity to the establishment is frequently the first public expression of accumulated humiliation and anger."
https://t.co/Cohhvz8AnW
It looks as if making a 15-year-old girl say sorry under threat of violence is regarded as a big 'achievement' of the government by the Godi media. Surely, that must be because of lack of real achievements?
Rahul Gandhi & his family have forgiven those who k!lled his father.
Feku is tracking down & filing FIRs against students who abused him.
That's the difference..!!
It's Ruchika today. Who will it be tomorrow?
To every young woman facing online harassment, threats or intimidation for raising her voice, you are not alone.
The Indian Youth Congress stands with you. Reach out for legal & organisational support.
📞 SOS Helpline: 9811867474
#IYCStandsWithYou
वाह! क्या संस्कार हैं!
प्रदर्शनकारियों की भाषा को अभद्र बताने वाला BJP IT सेल नाबालिग लड़कियों की निजी जानकारी लीक करके उन्हें रेप की धमकियां देने से बाज़ नहीं आ रही है।
🚨URGENT STATEMENT🚨
The interim order passed by the Supreme Court of India in the batch of PILs related to the CJP protest must ring alarm bells across the country. In particular, Direction No. 4, which permits governments to proceed with existing FIRs and carry out investigations, raises extremely serious concerns.
This direction stands in direct contradiction to the solemn assurance and guarantee extended by the Government of India to the youth of this nation on 25 July 2026, namely, that the FIRs would be withdrawn and that no protester would be directly or indirectly targeted for participating in the peaceful movement.
It was on the strength of that solemn assurance, and in complete good faith, that the Cockroach Janta Party called off its nationwide protest.
We now have a credible apprehension that the Government of India and BJP-ruled states may seek to use and weaponise this order of the Bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant to continue FIRs against individual protesters and subject them to great harassment. This was precisely our concern from day one: that courts could be used, directly or indirectly, to achieve political ends by targeting peaceful dissent.
Equally troubling is the fact that the interim order was not opposed by the government's lawyers, despite the Central Government being fully aware that talks/assurances with the CJP had continued until as recently as late last night and that a solemn agreement had already been arrived at on 25 July.
The court's uninformed order is therefore wholly unacceptable.
A solemn public assurance given to thousands of young students and protesters cannot be diluted, undermined, or rendered meaningless through subsequent legal developments, in a surreptitious manner. It only results in breach of public trust.
In any event, nothing in the interim order prevents the Government of India or the concerned BJP/NDA ruled State Governments from withdrawing the FIRs or deciding not to proceed against peaceful protesters, like done by Bihar and Assam governments. The power to withdraw or not pursue such cases continues to rest with the executive. The court has not mandated that governments must definitely continue with the FIRs. That would be a deliberate misreading. The Government must not invoke the Court’s order as a justification for reneging on the commitment it made on 25 July.
We therefore demand that the Government of India and the concerned BJP/NDA State Governments immediately place the terms of this solemn assurance before the Supreme Court in the pending proceedings so that there is complete transparency regarding the commitments already made to the youth of this country and so that the court can withdraw and make an informed order in the future.
The youth of India entered into this understanding in good faith. That good faith must not be betrayed. Institutions of constitutional importance must never be politicised and weaponised to not honour the guarantees.
The deadline for the Government of India to honour its guarantees expires today. We once again call upon it to fulfil every commitment it made: withdraw the FIRs, ensure that no protester is subjected to future punitive action, and honour both the letter and the spirit of the assurance that brought an end to the protest.
Failing this, and as previously declared, the Cockroach Janta Party will have no option but to resume its nationwide protest to protect the students and young protesters who stood up not for themselves alone, but for the future of this nation. A government that breaks its word cannot expect the youth to remain silent. If the guarantees are dishonoured, the streets of India will once again become the voice of its young.
Damn socialists...
This is exactly how it starts.
First it's groceries 30% cheaper. Then affordable housing. Then cheaper transit. Then accessible education.
Before you know it, people won't be struggling enough.
Gen Alpha taking control!
In UP's Fatehpur, students with banners and placards protest outside the school main gate demanding better amenities inside the premises.
देशभर के आंदोलनकारियों के सूचनार्थ!
भाजपा और उनके संगी-साथियों के दुर्व्यवहार, दुर्वचनों और हिंसा को सब देख लें। इनका दुस्साहस देखिए कि अभी युवाओं को वचन दिए हुए चंद घंटे भी नहीं हुए हैं और ये भाजपाई अपने इतिहास को दोहराते हुए फिर से धोखा दे रहे हैं। भाजपा के ये संस्कारी नेताजी अपने शीर्ष नेतृत्व के दिये गये आश्वासन की सरेआम धज्जियाँ उड़ा रहे हैं और वीडियो भी बना रहे हैं। अब क्या ये भी डबल इंजन की टकराहट के कारण हो रहा है।
तुरंत गिरफ़्तारी हो!
भाजपाई तो अपने वचन के भी सगे नहीं हैं।
भरोसे का विलोम भाजपा!
Also, and without ifs and buts, abundant gratitude to INC, Left, Samajwadi Party, Shiv Sena UBT and all other political parties which fought this battle.
Gratitude to Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Akhilesh Yadav, Dimple Yadav, Comrade Brinda Karat, Uddhav and Aditya Thackeray, Manoj Jha and many many others.
Political parties are a legitimate expression of India’s voice. Let no one be allowed to speak of “politicizing” as if it is a bad thing. Everything should be politicized.
धर्मेंद्र प्रधान का इस्तीफा हमारे education system को फिर से संवारने की दिशा में बहुत बड़ा कदम है।
शाबाश देश भर के छात्रों, आप सभी पर गर्व है।
सड़कों पर आ कर लोकतंत्र, संविधान और अपने भविष्य की रक्षा में डट कर खड़े होने वाले हर एक युवा, हर छात्र को बहुत-बहुत बधाई।
2 मांगें अभी भी बाकी हैं - प्रधानमंत्री छात्रों और भारत के भविष्य को सम्मान देते हुए माफ़ी मांगें और छात्रों पर हिंसा के दोषियों पर कार्रवाई हो।
ये समाज के दूसरे वर्गों किसानों, मजदूरों, गरीबों, हर वो व्यक्ति जिसे इस सरकार ने दबाया है, कुचला है - अपने सम्मान के लिए संवैधानिक तरीके से डटकर खड़े होने में ही असली साहस है।
इस सरकार को हटाने का वक्त आ गया है।
डरो मत!