Tag: BJP
First, a Politician’s Remarks. Now, a Wave of Offensive Posts Targeting Netaji
A social activist has filed a police complaint against two Facebook users accused of sharing alleged derogatory posts and morphed images of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. The complaint seeks preservation of digital evidence, registration of a criminal case and legal action.
Congress Breaches BJP’s Defences in Datia, Boosts Patwari Ahead of Bigger Battles
Despite deploying its top leadership and conceding to protesting farmers' demands, the BJP lost the high-stakes Datia bypoll to the Congress. The result gives Jitu Patwari a morale boost while raising questions about the ruling party's electoral strategy in Madhya Pradesh
How Farmers’ Protest Tested ‘Double Engine Sarkar’ Argument in Madhya Pradesh
A dispute over moong procurement snowballed into one of the biggest farmers' agitations in recent years, forcing the Mohan Yadav government to retreat and exposing uncomfortable questions about the BJP's promise of seamless Centre-state governance
From UCC to ‘Hindu Rights’: How the Madhya Pradesh Debate Took a Majoritarian Turn
Madhya Pradesh became the fourth BJP-ruled state to pass a Uniform Civil Code, but the Assembly debate quickly shifted from women's rights to Hindu rights, with slogans, identity politics and ideological messaging overshadowing discussions on legal reform.
Losing Faith in the Earth Beneath: How Ram Mandir’s ‘Chanda Chori’ Allegations Shook the Devotee’s Soul
`When you lose faith in the earth beneath your feet’ was how a leading international publication described the 2001 earthquake in Gujarat, which claimed...
Congress Calls July 1 ‘the Saddest Day’, Alleges MGNREGA Has Been Dismantled
Delhi: For nearly two decades, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has been more than just another welfare programme. It has...