Goanet Digest, Vol 21, Issue 276

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Today's Topics:

   1. Read: "Modi Raj @12: India?s Hindus Are Paying a Heavy Price
      for the ?Blessings? of Hindutva Rule" (Vivek Pinto)
   2. Watch: Interview with Sarthak Sidhant, 17 year old CBSE
      student - " Coempt Eduteck Only Qualified for CBSC On-Screen
      Marking Because Tender Terms Changed to Benefit It (Vivek Pinto)
   3. Read: "Arunachal Pradesh Christian Forum Urges CM Khandu to
      Halt Process of Implementing Freedom of Religion Act" (Vivek Pinto)


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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2026 09:29:42 +0900
From: Vivek Pinto <[email protected]>
To: Goanet <[email protected]>
Subject: [Goanet] Read: "Modi Raj @12: India?s Hindus Are Paying a
	Heavy Price for the ?Blessings? of Hindutva Rule"
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By: Harish Khare  [Harish Khare was editor-in-chief of The Tribune.]
Published in: *The Wire*
Date: June 4, 2024
Source:
https://thewire.in/politics/12-years-of-modi-raj-hindus-paying-heavy-price
*Note:* Please access source to read the entire article.

"India ? read: its Hindu majority ? is groaning under the weight of a
personality cult and its concurrent maladies."

"A reality check is way overdue and it produces a grim picture: India?s
Hindus (and other non-Muslims), have also been paying a heavy price for a
decade of trenchant Hindutva. The Muslims have reconciled themselves to
licking their wounds but a very heavy cost is being extracted from the
majority (i.e. the Hindus). And, the phenomenon of the Cockroach Janata
Party can only be understood as the revolt of this majority for the price
they find themselves having to pay for a decade of shabby governance.

It should be obvious that India?s Muslims cannot possibly be held
responsible for 12 years of maladministration and incompetence in our
national endeavors. This is because, as has been so well-documented, the
BJP has excluded Muslims from its ranks. There is no Muslim member in the
cabinet; the top echelons of administration (especially the so-called
sensitive areas) are practically devoid of any Muslim officers of the All
India Services like the IAS, the IPS and the Foreign Service. The corporate
manors are lorded over by non-Muslims. There is no area of national
activity where the Hindus do not dominate or do not dictate. The Muslims
are no longer 'appeased.'  There are no official iftar parties at Hyderabad
House. The Muslims have been air-brushed out of the national
picture-postcard."


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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2026 16:39:43 +0900
From: Vivek Pinto <[email protected]>
To: Goanet <[email protected]>
Subject: [Goanet] Watch: Interview with Sarthak Sidhant, 17 year old
	CBSE student - " Coempt Eduteck Only Qualified for CBSC On-Screen
	Marking Because Tender Terms Changed to Benefit It
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	<CAH3OY9wCFp0o1wunELYHzKB2cG+2BrB8XniXuWOC71Am1Z64dg-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
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By: Karan Thapar
Published in:
*The Wire*Date: June 4, 2026
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n56ZPuLNVrY

"The 17-year old CBSE student from Ranchi who exposed the discrepancies in
the CBSE On-Screen Marking process says that Coempt Eduteck, which was
chosen as the service provider, would not have been chosen if the terms of
the tender had not been significantly altered between the version of May
2025 and August 2025. Sarthak Sidhant has also said that he is concerned
about what he has revealed because it shows there is no transparency in the
system and it could affect the trust students place in the examination
system.

I will stop there. Sarthak Sidhant is an extremely talented and gifted
young student and you should see this interview without revealing in
advance its content or what Sarthak has said. He has done an incredible
job. He?s also careful, precise and particular in what he says. All of that
enhances his credibility and your willingness to believe his comments and
opinions."


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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2026 21:07:49 +0900
From: Vivek Pinto <[email protected]>
To: Goanet <[email protected]>
Subject: [Goanet] Read: "Arunachal Pradesh Christian Forum Urges CM
	Khandu to Halt Process of Implementing Freedom of Religion Act"
Message-ID:
	<CAH3OY9zC5fy8g1nJ88y2nsRj3Twxv7k64sT-PAvesQAav6TiKg-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
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By: The Wire Staff
Published in: *The Wire*
Date: June 4, 2026
Source:
https://thewire.in/communalism/arunachal-pradesh-freedom-of-religion-act-christian-forum-opposes
*Note:* Please access the source to read the entire text.

"The ACF [Arunachal Christian Forum ] has said that Christians in Arunachal
Pradesh were apprehensive that if the APFRA [Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of
Religion Act] is implemented, it would have far-reaching consequences on
their constitutional rights, religious freedom, social harmony, and
peaceful coexistence among several communities.


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