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Teesta Setalvad writes: The post COVID-19 India needs to recall this rich history

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The migrant’s right to vote: EC must ensure optimal conditions for exercise of this freedom

JULY 18, 2020 2:51:20 PM

Teesta Setalvad writes: India’s gaze has, for the first time, been turned towards the “migrant labourer”. For Indian democracy to learn the right lessons from the plight that a sudden lockdown caused this vast section of Indians, a condition that has been brought before the more settled and privileged sections, including politicians, one crucial element must surely be to secure to them the right and facility to vote.