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Data Centres, Sugarcane, Drought: Maharashtra’s Water Problem is Policy-Made

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By Kunal Purohit
| The Quint Verified
The mismatch between state policies and the lived realities of millions in Maharashtra isn’t an aberration. By August, Rahim Khan knew it was going to be a tough year ahead. Khan is a farmer in the northern Maharashtra district of Jalgaon who cultivates soybean and cotton. Each time he went to his farm, he realised he would salvage only a third of his produce this year. The rains, after an initial promise, had failed to show up. His crop, after waiting for over a month, had started to wilt.
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Maharashtra: Bakri Eid Disruptions Show It Was Never About the Goats—or the Cows

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By Kunal Purohit
| The Quint Verified
Hindutva wants to decide how minorities must celebrate their festivals, writes Kunal Purohit. For days before Eid-ul-Adha, social media profiles of Hindutva outfits in and around Mumbai were buzzing. The festival was an opportunity, and they weren’t going to let it pass. Reel after reel showed foot-soldiers dishing out threats to Muslims, conducting ‘raids’, searching vehicles in the dead of the night—all in a bid, they said, to ensure that Muslims do not slaughter cows.
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महाराष्ट्र: नया धर्मांतरण कानून आस्था को नियंत्रित नहीं, भीड़ को ताकत देता है

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By Kunal Purohit
| The Quint Verified
महाराष्ट्र का यह नया कानून नफरत फैलाने वाली भीड़ को कानूनी ताकत देने का काम करता है. पिछले साल अगस्त तक सुलेमान पठान, महाराष्ट्र के जामनेर कस्बे में अपने गांव का 'पोस्टर बॉय' हुआ करता था. वह अपने माता-पिता का एक आदर्श बेटा और गांव में गणपति उत्सव आयोजित करने वाली कमेटी का मुखिया था. दोस्तों और अनजानों, सबकी मदद के लिए वह हमेशा खड़ा रहता था और उसका सपना पुलिस फोर्स में शामिल होने का था. लेकिन 11 अगस्त को सब कुछ बदल गया. कथित तौर पर एक भीड़ ने सुलेमान की पीट-पीटकर हत्या (Lynching) कर दी.
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