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KARACHI: Civil society organisations termed the minorities’ representation in upcoming general elections as inappropriate, further alleging that the reserved seats for minorities are being sold out at hefty prices to affluent individuals.

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It now seems increasingly unlikely that Parliament will consider the National Food Security Bill during this budget session. In a land which for centuries suffered devastating famines, where chronic hunger continues to stalk more than 200 million people, and which is home to every third malnourished child on the planet, this would be one more sad betrayal of the country’s indigent millions, a reminder of how little they count.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has aptly described the persistence of mass undernutrition in India as a “national shame”. What is even more shameful, however, is the passivity of the government — and of the country — towards this humanitarian emergency.

Contents:
1) The Maharashtra Irrigation Scam
2) Policy Watch: Street Vendors Bill
3) Aggravated Patriarchal Violence under Neo - Liberalisation - Gabriele Dietrich
4) Movement Profile - Parayavaran Suraksha Samiti
5) Protest Updates