Spent the last two hours speaking to a few of my former students about CJP, and I kind of understood why the Congress has little to gain from being directly involved with these protests.
Most of them said something like this was needed to shake the govt out of its stupor over the failing education system.
Yet only one of them directly blamed the Modi govt, even though more than half thought the education minister should be replaced.
Eight out of the ten students I spoke to said they wouldn't have supported CJP if it had aligned with, or been backed by Rahul Gandhi.
In typical 'middle-class' fashion they said that 'politics' and 'politicians' should be kept out of it.
All they want is for the examination system to be fixed, and they feel the Modi government can do it if it wants.
Life of a civil servant India
Caught red-handed accepting a ₹10 lakh bribe.
Arrested.
Suspended.
Reinstated.
Now promoted to Deputy Secretary, Revenue Department.
Papa, Prof Tripathi has just returned from Jantar Mantar. He was struck by the students' anger and frustration over the state of our education system.
“CJP remains largely a social media movement and is yet to build a significant presence on the ground” - VKT.
In Mumbai on my morning runs I see Police Cars taking away loads of Sabji from the roadside Sabjiwala. Must be 500-800 Rs aramse. They do this daily as a hafta etc. The vendor starts his/her day with -800 Rs and then starts making money. Yes it's illegal and all that but how doesn't they heart says no to exploiting the poor.
Just look at the massive crowd that has gathered behind Abhijeet Dipke. In the upcoming protests, many more celebrity activists like Sonam Wangchuk will join hands with him. The movement led by Abhijeet is not going to stop, at least for the next few years.
.@ranvijaylive ये लोग देश के लिए आए हैं, तेरी दलाली से ज़्यादा इनकी देशभक्ति है।
जो इस भीषण गर्मी में अभी भी खड़े हैं और अपनी आवाज़ उठा रहे हैं असली हिम्मत दिखा रहे हैं.
When I headed out reaching by 11 am Delhi roads were empty, deserted, v smooth ride. The cockroaches at Jantar Mantar were enthusiastic. Police wearing orange jackets was photographing crowd. It was chaotic where @abhijeet_dipke was as phone videos encircled him. When the AISA and Left student groups arrived they have a certain momentum with slogans and inquilab zindabad. Sonam Wangchuk can add a moral force element. Just general youngsters said they were there because the system was corrupt, future uncertain and Hindu-Muslim not an answer.
From Gram to Insta-gram Swaraj: my report.
A beginning made, chaotic but with energy. Modest size compared to what we have seen in Delhi. But this was all about reels and posts. Some youngsters would give bytes on one side and then walk across and make reels on the other side.
शिवसेना पक्षप्रमुख उद्धव ठाकरे यांनी
दिल्लीतील तरुणांच्या आंदोलना संदर्भात पुढील निवेदन जारी केले आहे:
“दिल्लीच्या जंतरमंतरवर कॉक्रोच चे आंदोलन सुरू झाले आहे.
ज्यांना आपण देशाचे भाग्यविधाते, भवितव्य म्हणतो, ते हजारो तरुण आपल्या वेदना व भविष्याची चिंता घेऊन रणरणत्या उन्हात रस्त्यावर उतरले आहेत.
त्यांना ‘कॉक्रोच’ म्हणून हिणवणे व न्याय नाकारणे योग्य नाही.
NEET पेपर फुटीने लाखो युवा वर्ग उध्वस्त झाला आहे. असे सर्व पीडित तरुण-तरुणी कॉक्रोच बनून आक्रोश करीत आहेत.
सरकारला त्यांचे म्हणणे ऐकावेच लागेल.
कोक्रोच ना कमी लेखू नका, हा इशारा जंतरमंतरवरील आंदोलनाने दिला आहे!
#NEETScam #JusticeForStudents
The upcoming 8th Central Pay Commission recommendations and points of order raised by the Central IAS Association👇🏼
Hard station allowances to Unified pension scheme to of course the fitment factor
@ETPolitics
https://t.co/jTSFBiRMIJ
Impressions from CJP protest:
*It’s certainly a crowd - the entire Jantar Mantar protest area is full
* Crowd is a mixed bag - lots of regular folks, lots of young people, old couples, lots of youtubers. The vibe among people is finally we’re getting to say something. We want accountability. We want someone to listen to us
* It’s not very well organised - possibly because they didn’t really know what to expect. Mic, stage and everything came up after Dipke came.
* Sonam Wangchuck now is holding the crowd with a speech
* Delhi Police doing a great job of managing crowd. Bunch of rw types were trying to create a ruckus. They just made sure they were shunted out of the main space
There were easily around 1500-2000 people at Jantar Mantar today-braving the heat, temperature hovered around 40 degrees.
Crowd started swelling after Abhijeet Dipke arrived, from 11 am on. Mostly youngsters were there demanding answers for the failing education system and resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan. Sonam Wangchuk received a rousing welcome. Crowd was interspersed with several You Tubers and a huge contingent of police was there too.
#cockroach #protest #jantarmantar
The job of the opposition is to back people's movements, and even use them to their own advantage.
Rahul Gandhi should have been at Jantar Mantar today.
Instead, Congress supporters are competing with CJP protests on social media.
Comical and petty.
For me, this is a pivotal moment in my science communication career, from India perspective.
Probably the first time, a major national media invited me to write an fact-based piece on a completely rubbish alternative medicine system that enjoys government protection - Homeopathy.
Please make this your must read of the day. I dissect every common nonsensical claim from the homeopathy community and bury age-old myths associated with this 200-plus year old obsolete pre-science artefact that still enjoys an undeserving place in Indian healthcare and which also destroys many young careers.
Well done and thank you Indian Express and Ms. Rinku Ghosh, the lead on health, for this! I really welcome this change! No one should be afraid of reporting facts about health misinformation even if it is government supported or promoted. This is the people's right.
Full read:
Homeopathy survives for reasons that have little to do with effective healthcare.
https://t.co/mHHVjFgvWg
@DrVishwam ज्याअर्थी कॉक्रोच जनता पार्टीच्या बातम्या भारतातील टीव्ही चॅनेल्स वर दाखवीत नाहीयेत त्याअर्थी हे जंतरमंतर वरील दिल्लीतील आंदोलन जोरदार सुरु आहे असे लोकांनी समजून घ्यावे. एक दिवस आधीच @waglenikhil सरांनी सांगितले होते की या आंदोलनाला कव्हरेज देऊ नये अश्या मालकांनी सूचना दिल्या आहेत. @abhijeet_dipke लगे रहो. तरुणाईचा मस्त सहभाग आहे