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Ever wondered why the Indian right wing reacts to the word “Marx” the way a vampire reacts to garlic? Why “leftist,” “urban Naxal” and “woke” are treated as communicable diseases? Why anyone who mentions caste, land, or the looting of India by the Corporates owned by Satvik vegetarians is instantly denounced as anti-national?

The official answer is that the right loves the motherland. The actual answer is written in salt.

Namak halal, namak haram – to eat someone’s salt is to owe them loyalty. A beautiful idea, until you ask: whose salt? If your master is starving the village, then being faithful to him means being faithless to everyone he is starving. The idiom hides a choice. It is a question disguised as a virtue.

Consider Vibhishan. He looked at his elder brother Ravana, noticed the small matter of an abducted woman and an entire civilisation being dragged into ruin to protect one ego, and said so. He was abused, exiled, and finally crossed to Rama’s side. By any honest reading he is the moral hero of the epic’s second half – the man who chose dharma over kula. And yet in the modern Hindu right’s storytelling, Vibhishan is a slur, a gharkabhedi. Meanwhile Ravana – abductor, tyrant – is rehabilitated as a learned Brahmin, a tragic scholar, a misunderstood Shiva-bhakt. The kidnapper of Sita gets a Brahminical pass the principled younger brother never receives.

This is not literary accident. It is a tell. Loyalty to the kula outranks any external moral claim, including the claim of the woman in the cage.

https://thewire.in/history/salt-east-india-faith-vibhishan-anti-national-loyalty-urban-naxal

Sanitation workers in Faridabad have been on strike since May 1, 2026. The harsh reality of the work performed by these sanitation workers—who hail from the Dalit and Valmiki communities—is that they are frequently compelled to put their lives at risk. Meanwhile, Fire Brigade personnel have also been staging a strike for over a month.

The employees' struggle encompasses everything from cleaning sewers to saving lives amidst fires and accidents. However, the critical question remains: if they lose their lives or sustain injuries while on duty, does the government assume responsibility for their families? The employees allege that they receive neither adequate safety measures nor permanent employment, and are denied compensation as well.

Ultimately, why is the BJP government choosing to ignore the demands of its very own employees?

Watch full video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K9qGJduRE8

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/gurgaon-court-grants-bail-manesar-union-leader-ajit-singh-illegal-custody-10696162/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQjRUrZth-M

In India’s unincorporated non-agricultural sector, average daily earnings are even below the minimum-wage benchmark for unskilled non-agricultural work in smaller towns and non-metro areas, reported Business Standard, upon analysing data from latest Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE).

This gap further widens when it is compared with wage categories for semi-skilled and skilled workers, with the data also revealing the continued dominance of own-account enterprises.

The Business Standard report added that average daily earning was Rs 391 in manufacturing, Rs 401 in trade and Rs 420 in other services, with all these figures being below the minimum-wage benchmark of Rs 477 per day for unskilled non-agricultural work. Semi-skilled and skilled minimum-wage categories were higher.

While the number of establishments increased from 59.7 million in 2022 to 79.2 million in 2025, the own-account enterprises, which are businesses run without regularly hired workers, accounted for 86% of all establishments, reported Business Standard.

These businesses are usually run by self-employed individuals or family members.

The Wire had previously reported, based on the findings of ASUSE for 2021-22 and 2022-23 that India’s 65 million informal or unincorporated sector enterprises employed 110 million workers in 2022-23.

These enterprises cumulatively created a gross value added (GVA) worth 15.4 lakh crore, with the GVA and employment share of the informal sector outside of agriculture, therefore, accounting for 6% and 19% respectively.

Considering 45% employment and 18% income share of agriculture in overall GVA, it becomes clear that two-thirds of workers account for just one-fourth of India’s GVA. These numbers indicate the deep-seated inequality in the Indian economy.

https://thewire.in/labour/average-daily-earnings-in-informal-non-agricultural-sector-below-minimum-wage-benchmark-report

Full video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJfy7o3-BlY

Following his yesterday’s hate speech, CJI Surya Kant has now given a clarification. He claims that it was merely an oral observation, and only referred to the people with alleged fake degrees. He has also declared his love and respect for the youth.

Unfortunately, this clarification is hogwash. Mr Kant does not understand the seriousness of this hate speech or the importance of the office he is dragging through the mud. Oral or written, his hate speech was made in a court, not in any private conversation.

That, he called any person cockroach and parasite, reveals a shocking mentality of the person in charge of highest court.

This is not the first time that Mr Kant has used threats and abuses from his court.

Mr CJI, we reject your clarification. Kindly resign from your office.

Dear Mr CJI,

Excuse me for ignoring your feudal honorifics. Yesterday, we read your remarks, calling young people as cockroaches and parasites, and your vicious bile against journalists, RTI activists, and social media users. Perhaps, you have become used to running your motormouth and hurling threats and abuses, while sitting in a constitutional office. Still, it is no less shocking for any ordinary Indian citizen, whose rights you’re supposed to be protecting.

Only days ago, you vilified environmental activists, while sitting as a judge in the highest court. A few months ago, you made similar remarks against trade unions.

On several occasions, you made threats against the citizens of India. A year ago, in the Ali Mahmudabad case, you issued threats against students and professors for speaking up against the persecution of Professor Ali Mahmudabad, saying “if they dare to do anything, we will pass an order… we know how to deal with these people”.

In the India Got Latent case, you had made similar threats against people defending the constitutional right to expression, saying “we know some people writing articles in the name of freedom of speech, etc… we know how to handle them also”.

As the Chief Justice of India, instead of defending the rights of the citizens, you have repeatedly attacked, abused, and threatened the common people. “My Lord”, perhaps, you have developed the impression that this is still the feudal age and our rights are a grace from “Your Honour”.

You would do well to remember that it were the same people — the activists, the youths, and the unions — whom you’re threatening while sitting in your office, who fought and won these rights which you’re attacking and the Constitution you are supposed to serve. To serve, not to rule. You would also do well to keep in mind that these people will not let any thug, sitting in the constitutional office, threaten them or strip them off their hard-won rights.

Mr CJI, it is evident that you’re unfit for the office you’re holding and the duties towards the citizens you’re supposed to fulfil. I would still urge you, if you feel any shame, kindly do resign from your post. We are not intimidated by you.

Rishi Anand
A Citizen of India