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JNU Violence: Who’s The Real Culprit?

There was a piece of disturbing news that came from   JNU   in Delhi. Masked men and women who were armed with sticks and stones, they beat students and teachers and vandalized property at the university. The mob also attacked a team of doctors and nurses that went to JNU to give first-aid to students and broke the windows of their ambulance. The attack has left 34 people injured.  The campus had been tense for a few months as one section of students had been protesting against the sharp increase in   hostel fees   by the university authorities. Even if somebody disagrees with the ideology of JNU students or any other university,   violence   is not a solution. There should be no place for violence in a democratic and civilized society. Who’s responsible for these attacks? According to reports, a radical group has taken the responsibility for the violence that took place in JNU on the eve of   5th Jan . They could be behind this attack. But they are not the real culprits. T

Is there a link between upcoming Delhi assembly polls and the Violence inside JNU?

As the  Delhi assembly elections  are approaching nearer, politics has heated up in the national capital. The BJP, the Congress party, and the Aam Aadmi Party have all left behind the development issue and are busy doing politics over the  Citizenship Amendment Act . This time just a month ahead of elections, the Delhi voters are talking nothing other than CAA, and this is what basically the political parties want, irrespective of their ideologies. The common voter is thus falling into the trap of our  political leaders . Besides, our politicians know how to play with the mind of youths, especially those studying in premier educational institutions. When it comes to student politics, JNU’s name comes on the top. The University is often called an ‘adda’ (hub) of politics. A few days back there was an outrage among the students over the fee hike issue. Whether the  fee-hike issue  was justified or not is another debate. However, the panic created by those, who were really not wor

NPR- Will It Cause A Havoc In The Future?

The union government has approved Rs 3941 Cr for conducting NPR along with a separate Rs 8754 Cr for census 2021. NPR is not a new exercise, it has also taken place in 2010 and 2015, but there’s a fear this time.  NPR  is a register of population, a register of people living at a specific place for a period of a minimum 6 months. It doesn’t matter if the person is a citizen or not. But the NRC is a register of citizens only.  People are confused if this data is going to be used for the  nationwide NRC  about which many ministers of the union government have said previously on various occasions. HM Amit Shah has said that the govt. is going to conduct a nationwide NRC before 2024. But after the nation witnessed protest against  CAA-NRC  in many cities, the govt kind of backstepped a little and started saying that there is no discussion on NRC till now from the time they attained power in the union. But this has created fear among the people. The website of the census of In