A Pakistani national became panchayat head in UP. Then she was arrested over âland disputeâ
Bano Begum was born in India, lived here all her life except eight years in Pakistan where her family was forced to take citizenship. She has voter ID, ration card & Aadhaar.
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Gudau, Etah: If a National Register of Citizens were to be compiled today, one would think Bano Begumâs citizenship would be secure. She has been living in a small village called Gudau near Jalesar in Etah, Uttar Pradesh, for over 40 years, and was born in India.
‘Discrimination’ against Muslims, wide use of sedition law, Supreme Court rulings ‘favourable to BJP’ were cited by the report as some of the factors for the downgrade.
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The Samyukta Kisan Morchaâs decision to intervene in the upcoming assembly elections is bound to re-ignite an old debate: Should the farmersâ movement keep away from politics? The demand for apolitical movements, in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modiâs derision ofÂ
andolanjivis, reflects a new low in our rapidly shrinking democracy.
Just for the record, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) is not going to campaign for any party or candidate. We have decided to appeal to the voters in Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to electorally punish the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for its anti-farmer laws, for its outrageous attacks on the movement, for its use of State machinery to suppress and criminalise the movement and, above all, for its imperious arrogance. It is for the voters to decide how they wish to mete out this punishment to the BJP.  It is not for SKM to suggest who they should vote
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