Irony of Sharad Pawar’s support for Bhima Koregaon accused
Irony of Sharad Pawar’s support for Bhima Koregaon accused
09/05/2022
Deccan Herald / by Vidya
That Pawar has done nothing is a testimony to the clout wielded in Maharashtra politics by ‘Bhide Guruji’
It took Delhi-based writer-activist Gautam Navlakha 75 days to get court permission to walk in the open in Taloja Jail and get the fresh air he’s deprived of in the high-security anda cell he’s been consigned to since October. Seventy-year-old Navlakha, one of 16 intellectuals arrested in the Bhima Koregaon case, has been denied a chair despite developing back pain during his two-year-long incarceration. Last month, the Bombay High Court rejected his plea for house arrest and instead directed the Taloja Jail authorities to provide him with whatever medical care he needed.
Read more
Why Sharad Pawar Is Against The Bhima Koregaon 16’s Arrests
06/05/2022
Rediff.com / by Jyoti Punwani
Despite Sharad Pawar’s assertion, the Maharashtra government has done nothing to ease the suffering of the Bhima Koregaon 16, who have been denied their basic rights to health and to communication with their families while in jail.
Read more