Protesting to protect our bread and butter : Farmers at Azad Maidan say MSP, mandis crucial to sustain families The farmers protest at Mumbai s Azad Maidan, who have been mobilised under the joint banner of the Samyukta Shetkari Kamgar Morcha , is the second of its kind; it comes almost three years after big and small farmers part of the Kisan Long March swept the city in a wave of red and white Natasha Trivedi January 25, 2021 20:35:59 IST Thousands of farmers gathered at Mumbai s Azad Maidan to protest against the Centre s farm laws. Firstpost/Natasha Trivedi
Around 15,000 farmers from various districts of Maharashtra have gathered at the Azad Maidan in Mumbai to protest against the Centre s contentious farm laws. This mobilisation of farmers under the joint banner of the Samyukta Shetkari Kamgar Morcha is the second of its kind; it comes almost thre
Explained: Why womens’ rights activists have criticised Maharashtra’s Bills against sexual offences
While the new law will entail enhancement of punishment for offences of rape, gangrape and penetrative sexual assault of children, the women’s rights activists say this will be counter-productive. Written by MAYURA JANWALKAR , Edited by Explained Desk | Mumbai | Updated: December 16, 2020 10:28:57 am
One of the Bill will be enacted as Shakti Act, 2020.
Two bills cleared by the Maharashtra Cabinet last week are expected to be tabled in the Legislative Assembly during the two-day Winter Session that began on Monday (December 14).
But the Bills The
Maharashtra Shakti Bill, 2020, and The Special Court and Machinery for Implementation of Maharashtra Shakti Criminal Law, 2020 that enhance punishment for violence against women and children, and include the death penalty for some offences, have been criticised by promin