India’s current government is led by the Bharatiya Janta Party or the BJP. It is also the country’s largest national party. It was formed in 1980, though its origins lie in the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which was founded in 1951. The Jana Sangh was closely associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist organization that continues to play a significant role in shaping the BJP’s ideology.
The party first came to power at the center in 1996, but its government lasted only 13 days. It returned to power in 1998, forming a coalition under the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), with Atal Bihari Vajpayee as Prime Minister. His tenure saw India conducting nuclear tests in 1998, economic reforms, and a focus on infrastructure development. However, the BJP lost power in 2004 to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA).
The BJP made a historic comeback in 2014 by securing 282 seats out of 543 in the Lok Sabha, with Narendra Modi as India’s prime minister. Major policy changes include the revocation of Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019, and the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 that criminalized triple talaq in India.
The government’s handling of several protests and crises has faced widespread scrutiny. The 2020–2021 farmer protests, which were sparked by the controversial farm laws that were later repealed, drew significant public attention, with criticism directed at the use of force and the management of the situation. Similarly, the government’s response to the 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests raised concerns over its handling of dissent, particularly the use of force. The BJP’s management of the COVID-19 pandemic also attracted criticism, especially regarding the lack of transparency around the death toll, shortages of medical resources like oxygen cylinders, and inadequate preparedness during the second wave.
Additionally, the ongoing inter-tribe conflict in Manipur, which erupted in 2023, has faced criticism for the government’s perceived failure to take adequate action, with accusations of poor crisis management and insufficient intervention in addressing the escalating violence.
Really feel sad and frustrated after reading your news article but also happy that you have reported this the shameful act of honorable member of Rajya Sabha. I fully appreciate and salute your guts to show real face of such shameless people.
Sometimes I wonder does our country really needed democracy? See what kind of leaders represent the citizens of our country. I only hope people will be more careful while voting.
May God save us all and our country.
Women are equal to men, and in many cases much better. No doubt that this is true in the matter of courage and loyalty. The terrorists wouldn’t have killed women because that would have reflected on their social sense of bravery.
Thus, if the women had shielded the men – perhaps many people would have been saved or the terrorists would have perhaps been delayed enough for others to come and intervene.
This same strategy can be used to save lives in times of war – by enabling women to come forward and defend the lives of men, and their own lives. However, menfolk will feel highly humiliated by this suggestion, even though it’s intelligent and practical….and they will vociferously oppose it, and claim that they are more courageous, etc, etc.
In matters of business, it can be observed that many business people keep all their wealth in the names of their women – specially those who are corrupt or exploitative – they keep all their ill-gotten wealth in their wives, daughters’ and minors’ names. It’s obviously very difficult for the law abiding authorities to go after the women. It’s the Shikhandi principle.
You can check for yourselves how the ultra rich coaching owners of Delhi and Kota guard their ill-gotten wealth – the gentlemen don’t own anything, but their partners do. You can also see how the authorities bend over backwards (in a show of chivalry) to please the women – once a woman’s name is on it – it’s a social phenomenon.
All in all, it’s not a bad idea – is it?
He should ask if his female relatives if they would have had courage to do this.