Manoj Vyas

@manojbil
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Freenlance Journalist, New Delhi.
Interest in the fields of: Law, Contemporary Politics,IR, Human Rights, Education-Employment for all. So called Liberal. Global Citizen.

"The canteen in Parliament for the MPs is highly subsidised, rent of their government flats is subsidised, Rs 3,000 crore statue was constructed from the taxpayers' money. Is this not the wastage of the taxpayers' money?" - Kanhaiya Kumar.
#JNU #EducationNotStatues

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/why-can-t-country-aiming-to-be-rs-5-trillion-economy-give-proper-education-to-5-000-students-kanhaiya-kumar-1620315-2019-11-18

Why can't country aiming to be Rs 5 trillion economy give proper education to 5,000 students: Kanhaiya Kumar

Speaking with India Today TV in a debate programme, Kanhaiya Kumar attacked the Central government, saying Rs 3,000 crore statue was constructed on taxpayers' money so "why can't education be subsidised".

Brilliant stuff from @LiveLawIndia. Every hearing on the Article 370, the filings, and live tweets of arguments, compiled chronologically here. A complete record of what has happened in the Courtroom so far.

https://www.livelaw.in/rti/kashmir-article-370-hearing-in-sc-petitions-pleadings-arguments-orders-and-more-149988

Kashmir [Article 370] Hearing In SC [Petitions, Pleadings, Arguments, Orders And More]

Kashmir [Article 370] Hearing In SC [Petitions, Pleadings, Arguments, Orders And More]

Complete compilation of arguments and pleadings in Kashmir cases #Kashmir

Kashmir [Article 370] Hearing In SC [Petitions, Pleadings, Arguments, Orders And More] https://www.livelaw.in/rti/kashmir-article-370-hearing-in-sc-petitions-pleadings-arguments-orders-and-more-149988#.XdVeDig_i_k.twitter

Kashmir [Article 370] Hearing In SC [Petitions, Pleadings, Arguments, Orders And More]

Team LiveLaw has compiled the Petitions, Pleadings, Arguments, Interim Orders etc in the ongoing Kashmir [Article 370] Case before the Supreme Court here.[We will update this space every day to...

As leaked documents show over a million Uighur Muslims are in detention camps in China's Xinjiang region, I was reminded of a Uighur refugee in Delhi I met ten years ago.

"Kashmir ke peechay hai hamara ghar," he began...

https://shivamvij.in/2009/07/16/a-uighur-refugee-in-delhi-longs-for-home/

A Uighur refugee in Delhi longs for home

Shivam Vij

Under J Gogoi the Supreme Court has departed so far from "fundamental principles," that it is no longer recognisable as a “Court” in the classical mould, argues @gautambhatia in the best summary of a CJI's tenure that I have seen.

https://indconlawphil.wordpress.com/2019/11/17/a-little-brief-authority-chief-justice-ranjan-gogoi-and-the-rise-of-the-executive-court/

“A little brief authority”: Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and the Rise of the Executive Court

Indian Constitutional Law and Philosophy

Here it is.

“A little brief authority”: Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and the Rise of the Executive Court --

https://indconlawphil.wordpress.com/2019/11/17/a-little-brief-authority-chief-justice-ranjan-gogoi-and-the-rise-of-the-executive-court/

“A little brief authority”: Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and the Rise of the Executive Court

Indian Constitutional Law and Philosophy
Working on a piece about the outgoing Chief Justice. Four hours and still writing.

A sanitation worker spoke to me about why sewage workers consume alcohol during their work. “It’s not like we want to drink ... It is impossible to go in without doing that. No one else will do it. This is the only way it can be done.”

Ahan Penkar in: https://bit.ly/31dFnnE

How Kejriwal is failing Delhi’s sewage workers

Even seven months after the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, from AAP, launched 200 sewer-cleaning machines, its unclear if all are on the streets.

Interesting to compare the 24-hour time periods the Governor of Maharashtra is giving to parties to prove majority, with the two-week period that was initially given to the BJP after the Karnataka elections (until the SC stepped in and shortened it to 48 hours).
When we joined twitter we all were innocent, conversations were organic... There was no fear of being watched or judged. We were still learning the tricks of social media... We can try but I doubt same can be achieved here because now we know how it ends.