The Left has to reflect and incorporate the understanding that politics is not just an electoral phenomenon. It encompasses a broader canvass, incorporating all arenas of our lives. Struggling for security of minorities and their economic rights is a good beginning, but it is merely a beginning.

A substantial number of young Muslim men have been arrested on charges of terrorism, merely on the basis of their religion. Those in power need to introspect on these biases which have ruined numerous lives.

While the Taliban, Zia Ul Haque and RSS-type formations have been on rampage, forces like Muhammad Khurshid Khan are also silently singing the songs of peace.

Sangh Parivar’s calculated attempts at terrorist activities have been foiled by alert ATS officers.

The Sangh Parivar has a biased attitude towards women and looks down upon the fairer sex.

Both majority and minority fundamentalisms prevailing in the country attack freedom of expression and liberal thought.

The BJP has different policies for when it is in power and when it is in the opposition.

Now, since the Ram Temple appeal is fading away, those for social-political ‘status quo’ have jumped on the bandwagon of anti-corruption.

By Ram Puniyani
Nine youth accused in the Malegaon blast case of 2006 have been granted bail by the MCOCA court. (Nov 6, 2011). These Muslim youth were arrested following the bomb blast on the Shab-e-Barat, which resulted in the death of several innocent people. Following the blast, the Anti Terrorist Squad, arrested nine Muslim […]

In the core of this movement, what dominates is the superficial attitude to the widespread cancer of corruption. Corruption is being seen in isolation. The point to remember is that corruption is a mere symptom of a disease, and not the disease itself.