In the manifesto released by president J P Nadda, the party promised to implement the Uniform Civil Code in the state & free education to girls from kindergarten to post-graduation.
A Centre for Policy Research report offers a ringside view of how deeply and structurally the polity, economy and society have changed since India’s first Lok Sabha election in 1952.
BJP’s Assam manifesto does mention ‘correction and reconciliation of entries under SC-mandated NRC’. It also promises laws against ‘love jihad’ & ‘land jihad’.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said a BJP govt in Delhi will ensure central govt schemes such as Ayushman Bharat and Kisan Samman Nidhi are implemented in the capital.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was the first opposition leader to express support for the government’s decision to act on its promise to abrogate Article 370.
The issue of inequality has assumed the blazing limelight at a time when inequality in India is said to be higher than it was in the British Raj. It's a ripe situation for half-truths and incendiary statements.
Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.
Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.
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.
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