The ADR earlier alleged that a significant number of voters, particularly Muslims, were illegally removed from the rolls and that the process lacked transparency.
According to report, 11 CMs have declared liabilities of Rs 1 crore or above. Pema Khandu & Siddaramaiah top this list, with liabilities of Rs 180 crore & Rs 23 crore, respectively.
BJP also has the lion's share of all assets owned by national parties. Congress, on the other hand, added Rs 110 crore to take their assets to Rs 805 crore in the 2021-22 period.
Apex court was hearing a bunch of public interest litigations challenging the scheme. Contention that this scheme affects democracy may not hold water, says solicitor general Mehta.
The scheme has been challenged on the ground that it legalises anonymous funding of political parties. But Centre says it’s meant to eradicate black money.
The SC in in February asked parties to give reasons for selecting candidates with criminal background and why other individuals without criminal antecedents could not be picked.
Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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