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Events in Haryana

As an observer, I feel an All-Party Conference, comprising progressive elements from allparties, should be set up to deal with recent events in Haryana.

This should concern itself with measures to counter the increasing incidents of crimes

against women, atrocities against dalits, the deteriorating labour relations in Haryana, therampant corruption and the social arrogance of the khap panchayats.

I notice that some of those who have led recent mobilisations in the country tend to neglect

many retrograde developments in their own home states.Anna Hazare, for instance, has seemed to wink at many of the doings of Thackeray and his

offshoots in Maharashtra and does not appear to have said anything significant about the

attacks on non-Maharashtrians there.

Solid progressive movements must be rooted in the sense of not overlooking reactionarytendencies in one's immediate surroundings.

October 17, 2012