THREAD ON A VERY SERIOUS TOPIC FOR OUR DEMOCRACY: Murders of and Assaults on RTI Activists & the need for Whistleblower Protection Act to be implemented:

Between 2008-2013, 36 RTI activists were killed in the country. Between 2014-2021, the number of those killed was 54. 1/n google.com/amp/s/www.mone…

Death assault and harassment for what? For asking the most basic of questions from authorities which ought be the bedrock of any democracy! No outrage from Most media, no help from most of the citizens, nobody to turn to, no justice even after death! 2/n

THREAD ON KHATRIs close links with 1 of the 3 MVA partners - NCP:
Lets start with flashback to 2012: when the lid was blown off the 70000 crore Irrigation Scam in Maharashtra
For over a decade until then, the NCP had controlled the water resources department, with Ajit Pawar 1/n as minister for a good part of that period.
March 2012, the annual Economic Survey report tabled in the Maha Assembly said the department had spent about Rs 70,000 crore over a decade on dam projects that had added a mere 0.1% to area under irrigation. The Whistleblower: 2/n

Thread on WHAT IS #VohraReport ?
The P.V. Narasimha Rao Govt constituted a committee in July 1993 in the aftermath of the March 1993 Bombay Bomb Blasts chaired by the then Home Secretary Shri N.N. Vohra to take stock of all info about Crime Syndicates & Mafia Organisations 1/n …who had linkages with and protected by Govt functionaries and Politicians. The other members of the Committee were Secy- RAW, Dir-IB, Dir-CBI and Senior Secys of MHA & Revenue. The VC submitted its report to GoI on Oct 5, 1993 : 28 years ago!
The VC had inputs from MHA ..2/n

Thread on Treason laws in the US vs India :
Definition: In Article III, Section 3 of the United States Constitution, treason is specifically limited to levying war against the US, or adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort.
#DeclassifyVohraReport Penalty: U.S. Code Title 18: Death, or not less than 5 years' imprisonment (minimum fine of $10,000, if not sentenced to death). Any person convicted of treason against the United States will lose the right to hold public office in the United States.

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चीफ जस्टिस दीपक मिश्रा की पीठ में जस्टिस आरएफ नरीमन, एएम खानविलकर, डीवाई चंद्रचूड़ और इंदु मल्होत्रा भी शामिल थे चीफ जस्टिस मिश्रा ने इस फैसले में भी 1993में मुंबई में हुए सिलसिलेवार बम धमाकों के बाद गठित एनएन वोहरा कमिटी की रिपोर्ट का जिक्र किया
#वोहरा_रिपोर्ट_को_सार्वजनिक_करो उन्होंने कहा, भारतीय पॉलिटिकल सिस्टम में राजनीति का अपराधीकरण कोई अनजान विषय नहीं है बल्कि इसका सबसे दमदार उदाहरण तो 1993 के मुंबई धमाकों के दौरान दिखा जो क्रिमिनल गैंग्स, पुलिस, कस्टम अधिकारियों और उनके राजनीतिक आकाओं के नेटवर्क का परिणाम था।'
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