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Anirban Bhattacharya

@BanOrAnir

Writer, Researcher, Observer. Advocate for Dissent. Works at CFA. And new on Twitter.

 New Delhi, India
Joined May 2021
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@thewire_in2 Oct 2024
FIR Against a Finance Minister and the Chronicle of a Scam Foretold The question of allegedly unleashing the ED to force companies to purchase #ElectoralBonds for the BJP was flagged by the Supreme Court in its February 2024 judgement. S.N. Sahu✍️ thewire.in/government/fir-ag…

FIR Against a Finance Minister and the Chronicle of a Scam Foretold

The question of allegedly unleashing the ED to force companies to purchase electoral bonds for the BJP was flagged by the Supreme Court in its February 2024 judgement.

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On the eve of Gandhi Jayanti demanding the release of all political prisoners.
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Tomorrow in Delhi. Press Club.
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I write on the new ecosystem based on loan apps that has mushroomed across India’s financial landscape over a decade, preying on those abandoned by the formal banking sector. @TheFederal_News @cfa_ind thefederal.com/category/opin…

To undo the deadly noose of loan apps, RBI’s occasional warnings won’t do

A new ecosystem based on loan apps has mushroomed across India’s financial landscape over a decade, preying on those abandoned by the formal banking sector

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There are horrific instances of harassment and breach of privacy by recovery agents; exorbitant interest rates; and even suicides and killings.
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But in the context of the overall celebratory tone around the apparent Indian success story of “financial inclusion” and favourable policy prescriptions, the occasional warnings or expressions of concern by the RBI and NABARD about NBFCs appear rather perfunctory.
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@Jairam_Ramesh26 Sep 2024
An ecological and humanitarian disaster in the making
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A Million Cuts on Great Nicobar! Amidst criticisms from tribal communities, environmentalists, civil society & political parties the axe will finally hit the ecologically & culturally most unique island of Great Nicobar for the ill advised mega project. #GreatNicobarProject
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@joeathialy27 Sep 2024
The cancellation of the 12A of Aman Biradari is yet another instance of tightening the noose around the necks of truth-tellers. Solidarities with @harsh_mander & others. We'll all find creative ways of carrying on with truth. scroll.in/latest/1073777/inc…
Income tax exemption for activist Harsh Mander’s NGO cancelled

Income tax exemption for activist Harsh Mander’s NGO cancelled

The bureaucrat-turned-activist, however, said that his organisation was determined to continue its work despite the department’s action.

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Harsh Mander (@harsh_mander) profile pictureHarsh Mander@harsh_mander26 Sep 2024
Aman Biradari can no longer get donations After ED CBI EOW & FCRA, IT cancelled our 12A, meaning no one can now donate for our work Our work with lynching & Delhi riot families was supported by many individual donations But we're determined to continue our work for love & justice
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Pankaj Sekhsaria@pankajsekh27 Sep 2024
Cannot look at Andaman and Nicobar only from strategic lens; tri junction of geology, ecology and people issues crucial: Pankaj Sekhsaria indianexpress.com/article/in…
Cannot look at Andaman and Nicobar only from strategic lens; tri junction of geology, ecology and...

Cannot look at Andaman and Nicobar only from strategic lens; tri junction of geology, ecology and...

Pankaj Sekhsaria, who has curated the recently launched ‘The Great Nicobar Betrayal’ calls for course correction after the 2004 tsunami as the island region falls in seismic zone five, prone to high...

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ICRICT@icrict26 Sep 2024
Just a 2% tax on billionaires’ wealth will raise $250bn. Think of what you can do with that money. Just think. ⁦@Jayati1609⁩ at the ⁦@actbr⁩ ⁦@g20org⁩ webinar today.
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Tax The Top India@TaxTheTopIndia27 Sep 2024
🧐 #Inequality Have we tied ourselves to a growth path that is designed to perpetuate inequality? With a thin crust of high-earners at the top and a bottomless pit jostling in stampedes for crumbs of low paying jobs?
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“An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.” - Gandhi ji 🌸 On the eve of Gandhi Jayanti, in Solidarity with all political prisoners join our Satyagraha for Freedom at the call of Harsh Mander, Sehba Farooqui, Pamela Philipose & John Dayal.
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Tax The Top India@TaxTheTopIndia16 May 2024
Whose Railway? In ten years we are seeing AC seats/berths going up while the share of Non AC and General are going down! Does India need more Vande Bharats? Or do we need more Non AC coaches? @PiyushGoyalOffc #EndBillionaireRaj #FightInequality
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BIG UPDATE ON NICOBAR! NGT puts qualified stay on Rs 72,000 crore Nicobar development project by @aniidco on petitions by @ConsActionTrust & @chikikothari . Experts have pointed out irreversible ecological & social harm the project is likely to cause. greentribunal.gov.in/gen_pdf…
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Tax The Top India@TaxTheTopIndia13 Mar 2023
The common person is paying Rs. 1100 for a LPG cylinder. The govt's budgetary allocation for LPG subsidy has come down to a mere Rs. 180 cr. At the same time, the corporate tax cut translates into 'revdies' for corporates amounting to more than Rs. 1.1 lakh cr/year! #TaxTheTop
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Tax The Top India@TaxTheTopIndia23 Feb 2023
Top 10% of urban households were 50000 times wealthier than the bottom 10% based on NSSO. Most impoverished among them have per capita space equivalent to or less than a 10 sq.ft. room for their sustenance. The 27-storey Antilla takes up 400,000 sq.ft! #TaxTheTop
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Capital, Poverty & Inequality: Understanding Wealth Accumulation An Online Lecture Series 12 Dec | Historical Overview of Wealth Inequality by Prof. Prabhat Patnaik 19 Dec | Layers of Inequality by @sitara1 21 Dec | Combating Wealth Inequality by @BanOrAnir 👇
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Kenneth Gomes of the @cfa_ind briefs on the report "Coal Trail: Tracking Investments in Coal-fired Thermal Power Plants in India." Stay tuned for more! You can also join online, register now to get the zoom link- bit.ly/efci2022
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He had some faith that you would intervene in defence of those fighting the good fight. That you would not be swayed by majoritarian populism, would not be persuaded by hate. @UmarKhalidJNU scroll.in/article/1037982/ #UmarKhalid
A letter to Lady Justice: Umar Khalid had some faith in your blindfold – is he not worth defending?

A letter to Lady Justice: Umar Khalid had some faith in your blindfold – is he not worth defending?

An appeal by a friend of the jailed activist.

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