Articles by: Akash Kapse

Right to protest curbed in MP under guise of Covid

Right to protest curbed in MP under guise of Covid

On August 18 as members of the Movement against Unemployment hit the streets of the Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal they were brutally caned by the police as they tried to move towards the Chief Minister’s residence in a bid to gherao it. Cases were also filed against many of the protestors, who were demanding jobs and the filling up of vacant[Read More…]

by 26/08/2021 Comments are Disabled COVID Response Watch
‘No investigation, no vaccination!’ MP villagers leverage Covid to fight corruption

‘No investigation, no vaccination!’ MP villagers leverage Covid to fight corruption

In the midst of the gloom caused by the Covid pandemic there is a uniquely inspiring story from Madhya Pradesh. It is about how a group of villagers smartly leveraged the ongoing vaccination drive to win their long running battle against corruption in a prestigious government scheme. The story starts in the pre-Covid period, when the villagers of Dularia gram[Read More…]

by 15/08/2021 Comments are Disabled COVID Response Watch