Ambar Kumar Ghosh
History bears testimony to the fact that peaceful expression of public concern has been a hallmark of a robust democracy. India as the largest and a well-functioning democracy has also been an effective breeding ground for nurturing a culture that has consolidated citizens’ right to free expression regarding all issues that concerns their life and well-being.
In tandem with the nation’s deep-rooted spirit of democratic expression and dissent, the country is witnessing a protracted farmers’ protest against the three farm laws that was passed by the Parliament earlier this year. Despite concerted attempts by the Central government to allay the fears of the farmers regarding the contentious legislations, the furore over the issue refuses to die down.
Sri Lanka: Searching for Witnesses
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කිසිඳු රැඳවියෙකු අත කිසිඳු ගිනි අවියක් තිබී හෝ ඔවුන් ඒවා භාවිතා කර නෑ - මහර අතුරු කමිටු වාර්තාව කියයි – Vikalpa
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Reality of Sri Lanka and our role in 2021
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Posted on December 13th, 2020
MALINDA SENEVIRATNE
THE WEEK THAT WAS
The third reading of the Budget 2021 was passed in parliament with amendments on Thursday with a majority of 97 votes. a short while ago, 151 voting in favor while 54 voted against it. It was in a sense a reaffirming of the two-thirds majority that the ruling party, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), acquired to get the 20th Amendment passed. It wasn’t unexpected.
The news of the week was however dominated by issues related to Covid-19. First let’s consider the sober part of things (numbers and measures) before we get to the circus activities.