Abadan Khan Amitava

[پرن Paran परन @AmitavaParan]

The crackdown is not on one bureaucrat. The crackdown is on a compromised electoral roll that will ensure BJP to be in power for decades to come. Hence the backlash. This isn't about Gyanu but what Gyanu and all the others like him will ensure happens.

[Indian Youth Congress @IYC]

Has Amit Shah's Police gone Insane..?

[Mohammed Zubair @zoo_bear]

One of the goon seen beating the kid is Ravindra Govinda. Member of Hindu Raksha Dal. He was detained in the morning. Look how Police is handling the goons.

[Congress @INCIndia]

दिल्ली पुलिस के सामने BJP-RSS के गुंडे प्रोटेस्टर्स को मार रहे हैं।

मोदी-शाह ने पूरे देश में गुंडाराज कायम कर दिया है।

वीडियो में दिख रहा है कि गुंडे एक लड़की को जमीन पर गिराकर मार रहे हैं और पुलिस तमाशा देख रही है।

[Sreenivasan Jain @SreenivasanJain]

We witnessed a rare moment of protest inside fortress Jantar Mantar: the economist and activist Jean Dreze and other student activists picked up moments after they began their protest.

[Abadan Khan Amitava @abuamitava]

@roadscholarz You make me proud Paru. More power to you and your tribe.

[Road Scholarz @roadscholarz]

We found the headmistress busy making APAAR IDs for children - a new order from the central government. If rumors are to be believed, teachers have been told that non-compliance would lead to losing their pay for December. 3/3

[Road Scholarz @roadscholarz]

Today, the student attendance was a mere 29% (it was a rainy day), and of the three teachers, only the headmistress was present. One was on leave (valid - death in the family) but the third had been asked to collect information on new births in the village. 2/3

[Road Scholarz @roadscholarz]

Upgraded Middle Schools Banapiri (Ratu block) is just 24 km away from Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand. This school, with an enrollment of 140 students, should have 9 teachers. Unfortunately for the students, the school has only 3 with 6 posts lying vacant. 1/3

[Road Scholarz @roadscholarz]

many teachers simply fail to teach daily. Not only do they not use new materials or pedagogies, but they rarely teach. Burgeoning administrative tasks, social biases towards marginalised children, low motivation, and ineffective training create an impasse. https://t.co/OaS3SnxJ0t

[Abadan Khan Amitava @abuamitava]

@JharkhandJanad1 @ceojharkhand @JmmJharkhand @MithileshJMM @zoo_bear @ravishndtv @INCJharkhand_ @GAMIR_INC @JMM_Garhwa @pbhushan1 @_YogendraYadav @ECISVEEP If true, the EC should just remove him from the election process! Period.

[Abadan Khan Amitava @abuamitava]

@shahalam13 I can imagine Prof Gogi on this bench, with a smile on his lips expounding another of his great anecdote. I'm sure Prof Shaheed Uddin would have been a fun person too. They were both humans and loved nature. Period.

[NREGA Sangharsh @NREGA_Sangharsh]

.@LibtechIndia will release its 6-month MGNREGA report (April-Sept 2024) on the scheme’s implementation across India on 25th Oct (Friday) at 3PM via an online press conference co-organised by NREGA Sangharsh Morcha. Stay tuned. #MGNREGA

PS: The link will be shared a day prior.

[Free Umar Khalid @FreeUmarKhalid1]

On the 117th birth anniversary of Bhagat Singh, here is remembering that many revolutionaries continue to languish behind bars.

Let's continue to speak up not just for their release, but also for the struggles that they have led.

#FreeUmarKhalid
#FreeAllPoliticalPrisoners

[Harmeet Kaur K 🇮🇳 @iamharmeetK]

@darab_farooqui This is 1400 days of
“ Samvidhan ki Hatya ”
#UmarKhalid1400DaysInJail
#ReleaseAllPoliticalPrisoners

[Darab Farooqui @darab_farooqui]

5 Irritating things about Umar Khalid:

1. "Hmm hmm" If he is listening to you, he will say "hmm hmm" at least 20-30 times per minute.

2. He has a habit of standing with one hand on his back, pressing down hard as if trying to straighten his back.

3. Scholars cite sources in their books; he cites sources in casual conversations. Even if the subject is as stupid as Farts.

4. "However". Even when Umar agrees with you, he always manages to bring the conversation back to "However." (Those who know him understand what I mean.)

5. His chuckle. Yes, it's irritating.

These things could irritate those close to him. But the most vexing aspect of him is the questions he poses to the power. On a global scale, he irritates the authorities and the state.

The people in power, including the PM, HM, police, and Sanghis, are well aware that he is not capable of violence. But his questions, his voice, and his arguments have the potential to dethrone them.

And we adore him for being so irritating to the powers.

It's been 1400 days since he was imprisoned, and tomorrow he writes on a piece of paper that he will remain silent (like Savarkar), and they may even let him out.

But he won't because he's worked hard to be this irritating to the power. He has studied for it (Phd).

I hope he continues to be irritating for the rest of his life. I hope his annoyance multiplies many times over. I hope the world has more irritating people like him. I hope his annoyance makes the lives of the powerful difficult and the lives of the less fortunate easier.

(This is something I wrote after Umar completed 1000 days in jail; I'm reposting it to emphasize that nothing has changed.)

#UmarKhalid1400DaysInJail
#ReleaseAllPoliticalPrisoners

[Hemprasad Jagat @hemprasad_J]

उमर खालिद की 1400 दिनों की कैद हमारी लोकतांत्रिक आवाज़ों पर काले साये की तरह है। उनकी आज़ादी के लिए हमारी आवाज़ बुलंद करना हमारी जिम्मेदारी है। न्याय और मानवाधिकारों के लिए खड़े हों, आज और हमेशा।
@FreeUmarKhalid1 @kaushikrj6 @_sayema
@zoo_bear @kanhaiyakumar @DrLaxman_Yadav @TheBluePen25
#UmarKhalid1400DaysInJail

[Saib Bilaval @SaibBilaval]

#ReleaseAllPoliticalPrisoners

[Free Umar Khalid @FreeUmarKhalid1]

"हम नफरत का जवाब नफरत से नहीं देंगे। हम नफरत का जवाब प्यार से देंगे।"

जिस शख्स ने अपने भाषण में ये बात कही वो 1400 दिन जेल में बिता चुका है. क्या आप इस पर विश्वास कर सकते हैं?

#UmarKhalid1400DaysInJail
#ReleaseAllPoliticalPrisoners