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The same old question on dissenters and their fate persists in a brand new era, writes Shivaji Sarkar

: Friday, March 12, 2021, 2:30 AM IST The same old question on dissenters and their fate persists in a brand new era, writes Shivaji Sarkar Protesting farmers in Tikri on Monday PTI Is India choking voices to prepare for a future with private companies controlling the country? Or is it just working under their command? The immediate provocation is the treatment meted out to Nodeep Kaur, a labour rights activist and her summary arrest. The questions are nothing new. A Bengali film, ‘Sagina Mahato’(1970), or its Hindi version, ‘Sagina’, played by Dilip Kumar in 1974, portrayed how tea gardens repressed workers and a dissenting voice was lured, character-assassinated and then… Similar or worse was the portrayal, in 1978, of the labour situation and extortion of Dhanraj Tamang, a tea garden labourer and protester against oppression, played by Uttam Kumar being tortured by the police in connivance with the tea-estate owners and sent to lunatic asylum and kil

Assam polls: Congress suffers setback as tea leader joins BJP

The Congress’ ongoing efforts to reach out to the tea tribes before the polls in Assam suffered a setback with Rupesh Gowala, the general secretary of the influential Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha, joining the ruling BJP here on Saturday afternoon.  ACMS is the apex body of tea workers in Assam affiliated to the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC). It has over eight lakh members. It participates in talks with the government and the management over daily wage and other welfare issues of the workforce. The BJP will field Gowala from Doomdooma constituency in Upper Assam in the upcoming Assembly polls, at present held by Congress’ Durga Bhumij.

Resignation of leaders rattles Congress in Wayanad

Resignation of leaders rattles Congress in Wayanad Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The resignation of prominent leaders ahead the Assembly polls is rocking the Congress in Wayanad, the constituency of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. As many as three Congress leaders, including Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee secretary M.S. Viswanathan resigned from the party in a week owing to discontent. Speaking to mediapersons here on Wednesday, Mr. Viswanathan, who is also a councillor of the Sulthan Bathery Municipality, said that the neglect by the KPCC leadership and the district congress committee of the “Kuruma” community, a major tribal sect in the district, for the past many decades led him to the resignation.

Kerala strike today: Trade unions protest against rising fuel prices; normal life hit, few KSRTC buses operating

Updated Mar 02, 2021 | 11:17 IST Kerala strike today: Normal life was affected in the state. Private buses, taxis, autorickshaws and private buses remained off the roads across the state. Kerala strike: KSRTC buses plying with few passengers  |  Photo Credit: ANI Thiruvananthapuram: Normal life was affected in Kerala as protests rocked the state for the second consecutive day on Monday. Kerala Motor Vyavasaya Samrakshana Samiti is observing a 12-hour long statewide motor strike today in protest against the rising fuel prices. In view of a dawn-to-dusk motor strike, Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is running only minimal bus services. The agitation began at 6.00 am and auto-rickshaws and private buses remained off the roads across the state.

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