I was just 2 minutes away from getting heckled by police yesterday. My colleague @pushkarv bore the brunt of plain clothed police ruthlessness yesterday. To be honest threat on assignment is becoming everyday affairs for us. Here is his account on what happened yesterday.
@BlrCityPolice say the protesters broke the law by gathering in a non- designated area - without intimation. But, hear what protesters are saying! They hint at the hypocrisy of congress government. #SIRprotest
Police in Bengaluru forcibly detain protesters outside the Election Commission as demonstrators raise slogans demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Video: @beingbpc#Bengaluru#GyaneshKumar#ElectionCommission
What does freedom look like after the cameras leave?
A person is rescued from bonded labour. The police case begins. The headlines move on. But the survivor still has to return home, find work, rebuild a family and somehow start over.
THE WEEK's Nirmal Jovial (@NirmalJovialz) & Bhanu Prakash Chandra (@beingbpc) travelled to villages where survivors of bonded labour are trying to rebuild lives after exploitation.
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Video editor: Ujwal P.P.
(Bonded labour in India, Bihar, Independence Day, India, Labour laws India)
The figure has, however, declined by 2,41,082, or 2.17 per cent, from the initial 1,11,16,386 electors categorised as ASDDO on August 5, according to the latest data provided by the State Election Commission.
(Karnataka, SIR, voters, election commission)
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