All India Professionals' Congress (AIPC)

AIPC IT Domain As part of the Together for Tech Lives campaign, All India Professionals’ Congress IT Domain conducted a talk on the most important question on every IT professional's mind lately. Topic: Facing Layoff? Let's Talk About Your Labour Rights. Speaker: Avani Chokshi (Labour Advocate in Bangalore, Member of IIDEA and AICCTU) The talk covered worker definition, retrenchment, entitlements, severance pay, taxation and new labor code practices and impacts to IT Professionals. Moderated by: Vinod Subramanian (National Head - AIPC IT Domain) Organised by: Dr. Vasumathy Ravishankar (AIPC - IT Domain State Head - Pondicherry) Watch here: youtu.be/46BMSPklPNw

AIPC - Civil Society & Policy Research Domain presents: Pyres, Development and Stolen Rights: The Ken Betwa Story The ongoing protest in Madhya Pradesh, known as Ken Betwa’s Chitta Andolan, has brought thousands onto the streets, many of them women, standing at the frontlines of resistance against the Ken–Betwa River Linking Project. Join this Think Lab session organised by AIPC Civil Society and Policy Research domain to listed to lived experiences and critically examine the human cost of development when it is borne disproportionately by the most vulnerable. So, most definitely, join this seminar. एआईपीसी – सिविल सोसाइटी एवं पॉलिसी रिसर्च डोमेन प्रस्तुत करता है: चित्ता, विकास और चोरी हुए अधिकार: केन बेतवा कहानी मध्य प्रदेश में चल रहे आंदोलन, जिसे केन बेतवा के चित्त आंदोलन के नाम से जाना जाता है, में हजारों लोग सड़कों पर विरोध प्रदर्शन कर रहे हैं। उनमें से कई महिलाएं, केन-बेतवा नदी लिंकिंग प्रोजेक्ट के ख़िलाफ़ प्रतिरोध की अग्रिम पंक्ति में खड़ी हैं। एआईपीसी के सिविल सोसाइटी और पॉलिसी रिसर्च डोमेन द्वारा आयोजित इस थिंक लैब सत्र में शामिल हों। यहां हम लोगों के वास्तविक अनुभव सुनेंगे और समझेंगे कि जब विकास का बोझ सबसे कमजोर लोगों पर पड़ता है, तो उसकी मानवीय कीमत क्या होती है। तो इस सेमिनार में ज़रूर जुड़ें। Zoom meeting link: us06web.zoom.us/j/86389331313?… Meeting ID: 863 8933 1313 Passcode: 607433 @NavikaHarshe @Ramendra1212

I travelled through Great Nicobar today. These are the most extraordinary forests I have ever seen in my life. Trees older than memory. Forests that took generations to grow. The people on this island are equally beautiful - both the adivasi communities and the settlers - but they are being robbed of what is rightfully theirs. The government calls what it is doing here a “Project.” What I have seen is not a project. It is millions of trees marked for the axe. It is 160 square kilometres of rainforest condemned to die. It is communities that have been ignored while their homes have been snatched away. This is not development. This is destruction dressed in development’s language. So I will say it plainly, and I will keep saying it: what is being done in Great Nicobar is one of the biggest scams and gravest crimes against this country’s natural and tribal heritage in our lifetime. It must be stopped. And it can be stopped - if Indians choose to see what I have seen.

The current wave of mass layoffs in tech has left many of us feeling vulnerable. But here’s the truth: being "on the bench" doesn't mean you're without a voice. As part of our AIPC’s Together for Tech Lives campaign, we’re hosting a special webinar to help IT/ITES professionals understand the legal ground they stand on. Whether you’ve been affected or want to be prepared, this session is for you. Featuring: Avani Chokshi (Labour Advocate, Bangalore) @VinodSubram @aipc4techlives

Accompanied a delegation of transgender, non-binary, and queer lawyers who met @INCIndia Rajya Sabha MP @RenukaCCongress yesterday evening in New Delhi. We thanked her for being an ally to the community in Parliament. On behalf of the @ProfCong LGBTQIA+ Domain, I shared details of the work we have been doing to challenge the repugnant Transgender Amendment Act in the states. Ms. Chowdhury listened to us patiently, and assured us of her continued support in our struggle. We will not rest until we have won this fight!

AIPC Civil Society and Policy Research AIPC Civil Society and Policy Research condemns the ongoing violence in Manipur since May 2023, which has displaced thousands, destroyed over 5,000 homes, and claimed more than 300 lives. The recent bomb blasts on April 7, 2026, in Bishnupur district that killed two children had sparked protests across the state while the government continues to remain ineffective in controlling the violence. We strongly urge the state and central governments to restore peace in the state. We stand in solidarity with civil society organisations who are fighting for peace and justice in the region. @NavikaHarshe @feroj_md40004

In Telangana SCs & STs are 3x & BCs 2.7x more backward than General Caste Backwardness gap remains same across poor &rich, urban &rural …. In a first in India, a rigorous, empirical way to measure backwardness - “CBI” score for each of the 242 castes ! - indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

On behalf of the Telangana Caste Census Expert Group, briefed the media today in Hyderabad about the ‘Composite Backwardness Index’ framework, its methodology & key findings

AIPC IT Domain: Together For Tech Lives – Chennai Listening Circle: As part of its Tamil Nadu election outreach, AIPC’s IT Domain-led campaign Together for Tech Lives conducted a panel discussion and listening circle with IT professionals and students in Chennai. The event saw strong participation, with around 20 professionals expressing interest in joining AIPC in Tamil Nadu. AIPC’s partner, UNITE, was represented by Mr. Welkin Alagunambi, General Secretary, who shared insights on the challenges faced by the IT community and the ongoing efforts to support them. The event was organised by Program Coordinator Mr. Aakash, along with Dr. Vasumathy Ravishankar, Dr. Manmohan Singh Fellow and IT State Head Puducherry. AIPC extends a special thanks to Dr. Vasumathy Ravishankar moderating the session. AIPC also acknowledges the contributions of Dr. Manmohan Singh Fellow Mr. Aditya Sharma, along with TN IT team volunteers Mr. Abdul, Mr. Andrew, and Mr. Nainar ji, for their support in making the event successful. AIPC extends its gratitude to Tamil Nadu State President Mr. Sudhakar Sundervel and AIPC Tamil Nadu Deputy State Head Mr. Henson King for their support. AIPC recognises the leadership of Mr. Vinod Subramanian, National Head - IT / ITES Domain, in driving the Together For Tech Lives campaign across the country, uniting voices into a movement of dignity, justice, and hope for India’s tech workforce. @VinodSubram

AIPC Telangana State Team Today, the Telangana AIPC state leaders, including Ms. Navika Harshe, National Head - Civil Society & Policy Research and office bearers joined the Telangana IYC and Hyderabad DDC President Shri Khalid Saifullah, in protesting the Indo–US deal. This agreement poses serious concerns across multiple sectors in India, from agriculture, to tech pharmaceuticals and defence. AIPC will continue to voice its dissent and stand firmly against this bill. Also present at the protest were Bharat Reddy, Deputy State Head (Architecture); Shashank, State Head (MSME); Abdullah Bakhran, Deputy State Head (MSME); Karthik Reddy, Secunderabad District Head; along with the MSME Hyderabad Head. @NavikaHarshe @khalidness

Day after @rahulgandhi led the nation to victory in the fight for states, honoured to share stage with him மாநில உரிமைகளுக்கானப் போராட்டத்தில் @rahulgandhi நாட்டை வெற்றிப்பாதைக்கு அழைத்துச் சென்ற மறுநாளே, சோளிங்கரில் அவரைச் சந்தித்து அவருடன் மேடையைப் பகிர்ந்து கொண்டதில் பெருமை..

AIPC IT Domain - Tamilnadu and Pondicherry welcomes you to a Panel Discussion "AI vs Jobs", aimed at final year students and IT professionals. In continuation to an ongoing series of consultations and listening circles, we discuss transition and opportunities with IT experts, academics and trade union (UNITE) representative. This event is expected to be a segue to explore possible collaboration with partners in an effort to make AIPC Together For Tech Life campaign’s Dignity Charter Demands a reality. Register to attend using this form: forms.gle/t1P4wfdcUF4kq7…

The @ProfCong LGBTQIA+ Domain had quite an amazing consultation with the transgender community, as well as legal and medical experts at the @KPCCKarnataka offices in Bengaluru over the weekend. Lots of incredible ideas brewing. Thank you to every one who contributed time, labor and spirit to challenging the unjust Transgender Amendment Act. Pictures and videos out soon. Watch this space!

कांग्रेस पार्टी महिला आरक्षण का पूरा समर्थन करती है। संसद ने 2023 में सर्वसम्मति से ये बिल पारित किया था जो अब हमारे संविधान का हिस्सा है। सरकार अब जो प्रस्ताव ला रही है, उसका महिला आरक्षण से कोई संबंध नहीं है। वो सिर्फ़ delimitation और gerrymandering के जरिए सत्ता हथियाने का प्रयास है। जाति जनगणना के आंकड़ों को दरकिनार कर OBC, दलित और आदिवासी समुदायों से किसी हालत में “हिस्सा चोरी” बर्दाश्त नहीं की जाएगी। हम दक्षिण, उत्तर-पूर्व, उत्तर-पश्चिम और छोटे राज्यों के साथ भी किसी कीमत पर अन्याय नहीं होने देंगे।

“Any delimitation involving an increase in the strength of the Lok Sabha must be politically, and not just arithmetically equitable.” Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi ji writes about how the real concern in the important process of women’s reservation are the risks and inequities posed by a rushed delimitation.