🖋️ *From The Desk of Abhijeet Rane* Konkan’s mango and cashew farmers face severe losses this year due to natural calamities, yet the government offered only ₹220 per tree as compensation, sparking outrage. Raju Shetti of Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana has called for a “jal samadhi” protest on July 3 in Devgad, accusing the state of ignoring farmers’ plight. Farmers argue disaster relief funds and insurance payouts should have been provided, but neither state nor center acte

🖋️ From The Desk of Abhijeet Rane The government has suddenly called a special session from April 16 to push the Women’s Reservation Bill, but the timing raises questions. In 2023, Parliament passed the law with the condition that it would only apply after a national census and delimitation of constituencies. Neither has been done. For nearly 30 months, the government stayed silent, and now it claims urgency. The simplest path would be to apply 33% reservation to the existin