The fundamental democratic principle of a government 'of the people, by the people and for the people' has been lost among the failing standards of ethical and moral propriety in India’s parliamentary democracy today.
The disruptions caused by the dharna, which is being conducted by members of the Jamhoori Kisan Sabha, had earlier led to the Adani group to move the Punjab high court in order to find a solution.
Those on leaked list of potential targets include journalists at Hindustan Times, The Hindu, The Wire, Indian Express, News18, India Today, Pioneer, besides freelancers, columnists and regional media.
Ludhiana's Budda Dariya was once a clear stream of water, draining into the Satluj. Today, it is a toxic sludgeway, with a greasy patina flush with the stench of rotting eggs.
A bustling textile hub in northern India known for manufacturing 80% of the country's woollen clothes hides an important ecological secret.
