NEW: NCERT introduces 'criticism of Indian secularism' in Political Science 📚.

"In India, vote bank politics is also associated with minority appeasement. The parties disregard principles of equality & give priority to the interests of a minority group"

theprint.in/india/educatio… Marks a complete shift from what was taught until the 2023-24 academic session — that if students “think hard”, they will find there is “little evidence” to suggest that vote bank politics favours the minorities in the country.

#THREAD on construction workers, a flimsy safety net, one-time assistance of Rs 5000 each to those "registered". Also, a Delhi govt school project, a labour camp and its "working from home" families In Delhi, the amount will be transferred to bank accounts of 32,358 workers registered with the board. Around 9000 more will receive the assistance once their applications are "processed". So Delhi doesn't have even 50,000 construction workers? If yes, what about the rest?

#THREAD on what we saw/heard in Maujpur - Feb 25. Till about 12 pm, men, young and old, were busy "preparing". Every single scrap of metal, piece of wood were extracted. They patrolled the lanes and bylanes. Around 1.30 pm, two bike-borne Muslim youths, speeding towards the Maujpur Chowk were stopped. They were thrashed. Security personnel rushed in, lobbed tear gas, mob dispersed. Only to regroup, soon.

Was inside Jamia between 6 pm - 9.30 pm. Will be sharing a few clips to help you make sense of the gravity of the situation. This one was taken outside gate No 13 of the campus at 6.30 pm. @IndianExpress Outside gate number 15. Scores of students were stuck inside. A pitched battle was on right outside the gate. Explosions every now and then. This was taken around 7.15 pm.