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TopicBharat Jodo Nyay Yatra

Topic: Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra

35 pirates arrested, 17 hostages rescued — dramatic ops by India on high seas

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra quietly achieved something that the original didn’t

We don’t need a grand conspiracy theory to understand the lack of attention to BJY 2.0. But if you judge it by its impact on the Lok Sabha election, it could be called a success.

Electoral bonds, EVMs & call for ‘Quit BJP’ — when INDIA bloc came together at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park

Amid allegations of EVM tampering, opposition leaders endorse Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, criticise BJP over electoral bonds calling it ‘white collar corruption’.

Govt turns blind eye towards supporters’ offences, says Urdu press on SC’s Patanjali ad ban

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

Amid switchover buzz, Kamal Nath’s son says will walk with Rahul when yatra passes through MP

Meanwhile, the BJP says nearly 1,500 Congress workers had joined the party in Chhindwara, the only seat held by it in Madhya Pradesh. 

‘Rahul will fight from Amethi if he & party decide’ – Congress retorts to Smriti Irani’s dare

Congress' Jairam Ramesh said Tuesday that the people of Amethi have realised that they made a mistake in 2019, when Gandhi lost to BJP’s Smriti Irani after having won the seat thrice.

UP leg of Nyay Yatra begins: Rahul to visit Kashi Vishwanath, Amethi 1st time after 2022 drubbing

Priyanka won't take part due to health reasons, but 2 leaders who are unhappy with Congress's INDIA ally SP, Swami Prasad Maurya & Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) leader Pallavi Patel, to join.

Rahul writes to Modi about ‘devastating plight’ of Bengal workers as Centre withholds MGNREGS funds

TMC leaders say Centre has not paid Rs 6,913 crore since March 2022. BJP-led central government has stopped funds citing non-compliance of MGNREGS directives

Rahul Gandhi is conquering the margins like Shivaji did. Is this marginal politics?

The so-called ‘middle class’ is not the fat middle but a thin crust in Indian society. Politics of the margins is mainstream politics as the mainstream flows through the margins.

Haven’t received invitation to Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, says Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi party chief and leader of Oppn in UP has expressed displeasure for not being invited to the yatra. The Yatra will enter Uttar Pradesh on 14 February.

On Camera

CEA Nageswaran says India’s FY24 growth could hit 8%, but World Bank warns this is ‘above potential’

Speaking at an event, World Bank country director Auguste Tano Kouamé said growth above potential would result in high inflation.

Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.