Peoples Initiatives

Bhopal Demonstration

Posted Wed, 2010-06-30 22:18 by admin

Below are some images from the Demonstration regarding the verdict on the Bhopal Gas Tragedy of 1984.

Program for the Renewal of India

Posted Thu, 2010-06-24 12:06 by admin

Program for the Renewal of India - cover.jpgIndia is said to be the largest democracy in the world, but the Indian people do not enjoy the right to set the course for Indian society and shape its destiny.

The majority of Indian people have neither secure livelihood nor the power to do anything about their miserable conditions of life. They are not treated as human beings. They are humiliated and oppressed on the basis of caste, gender, class, race, religion and nationality.

Guruji Hanuman Prasad speaks to lokraj online on panchayat elections in Rajasthan.

Posted Fri, 2010-06-18 20:30 by admin

Guruji Hanuman Prasad, President of the Rajasthan Shikshak Manch and Vice-President of Lok Raj Sangathan spoke to lokraj online on panchayat elections in Rajasthan.

Is the UPA government really accountable to the people?

Posted Fri, 2010-06-11 16:11 by S Raghavan

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently presented his government’s report on completion of the first year of the second stint of the UPA government. The report is pretentiously called the 'The Report to the People -- 2009-10'.

Bhopal Gas Tragedy verdict – a travesty of justice

Posted Fri, 2010-06-11 16:09 by admin

On June 7 a trial court in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, gave its verdict, 26 years after the horrible Bhopal gas tragedy of December 2-3, 1984.

Mass protests in Kashmir over fake encounter killings

Posted Fri, 2010-06-11 14:53 by admin

protest-LRS.jpgMass protests are reported to have rocked Srinagar on May 29, during the funeral of three persons alleged to have been killed in a fake encounter by the security forces on April 30.

Should we let this archaic political process continue?

Posted Mon, 2010-05-24 21:39 by S Raghavan

The recent UK elections and the wheelings and dealings after that gave a feeling of déjà vu for us in India.  The election results led to a hung parliament with no one party getting a majority. The Conservatives got 306 seats but not enough to form a government of their own.

Open letter on the Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2008

Posted Fri, 2009-12-04 16:46 by admin

VoteMoney.jpgOppose the undemocratic move of government to more than double the security deposit for candidates in elections through an amendment to the Representation of Peoples Act. The government has proposed that the security deposit for candidates for general category seats for the Lok Sabha be raised from Rs 10,000 to Rs 25,000. India is supposed to be a democracy wherein every citizen has the right to elect and be elected... Any citizen should be able to stand in elections with a token deposit that he or she can afford.

Punish the guilty - Bhopal Gas Tragedy!

Posted Thu, 2009-12-03 12:01 by admin
IMG_4115_2xl.jpgPunish the criminals responsible for the Bhopal Gas Tragedy!
Provide full compensation for victims!
Take immediate steps to prevent future disasters!

Women’s groups, civil society organisations and concerned citizens condemn racial profiling and violence against women from the North East

Posted Sun, 2009-11-01 01:15 by admin
Female-Gender-Symbol.pngPRESS RELEASE
New Delhi, 30 October 2009: Incidents of sexual assaults against girls and women in the National Capital Region have been on the increase. Honour killings, crimes of passion, rape, molestation and so on have made Delhi the infamous ‘rape capital’ of the country. For women, moving through the city of Delhi on foot, by public transport or in personal vehicles has always been fraught with danger.