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  1. The Communal Politics of Evictions in Assam: Looking back at Dhalpur

    As more people shift from Dhalpur to Shyampur, the newly settled families are being allotted even less than one bigha land, while the rehabilitation sites lack basic infrastructure such as access roads, electricity and toilets.

    #assam #darrang #dhalpur #evictions #displacement #BengaliMuslims #MiyaMuslims #IndianMuslims #hindutva #communalism #BJPStates #india

    thewire.in/rights/the-communal

  2. ‘Vote after marriage’: Around 70 lakh women voters missing from UP’s electoral rolls

    Of UP’s 7.7 crore eligible women voters, only around 7 crore are registered. We met some of them on farms and at brick kilns to understand why.

    #UttarPradesh #LokSabhaElection2024 #VoterList #rights #ElectionCommission #BJPStates #india

    thenewsminute.com/india/vote-a

  3. Banaras Hindu University researches Manusmriti ‘applicability’

    Banaras Hindu University is researching the continuing “applicability” of the Manusmriti, which codified what became the caste system and gave women the status of family property, with government funds earmarked for worldclass academic projects.

    #UttarPradesh #BHU #manusmiriti #education #brahminism #casteism #CasteSystem #sexism #misogyny #untouchability #CasteDiscrimination #hindutva #BJPStates #india

    telegraphindia.com/india/banar

  4. How India's Bulldozers Became a Vehicle of Injustice

    In many BJP-governed states, especially in northern India, demolition drives have not only become a common tactic to quash Muslim dissent, but bulldozers have evolved as a Hindu-nationalist symbol. They feature during election victories, in parade floats in both India and abroad, on packets of chips, and in several Hindu nationalist anthems.

    #BJP #bulldozers #demolitions #CollectivePunishment #CommunalViolence #muslims #islamophobia #HaryanaViolence #nuh #gurugram #BJPStates #hindutva #HinduNationalism #india

    time.com/6303571/how-bulldozer