Topic: BJP

Shah also asked the Delhi unit to send him a compilation of all the letters he has written to them till date. But members worry they may have been lost.  PRAGYA KAUSHIKA 

Gauri Maulekhi, who is also an aide to Union minister Maneka Gandhi, tells ThePrint the Environment ministry backed off thinking that pleasing the vote bank was more important. SANYA DHINGRA

Amit Shah and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat may have already chosen BJP's vice-presidential candidate, while the parliamentary board of the party is likely to meet soon to discuss the nomination. PRAGYA KAUSHIKA 

Amit Malviya tells ThePrint original visuals from the state were too gory to publish. Says it is a norm to use images for representational purposes. PRAGYA KAUSHIKA

The Amartya Sen documentary censorship row is being slammed as another indicator of the politicisation and autocratic ways of the CBFC. AADYA SINHA

A controversial Facebook post about Islam recently prompted angry Muslim mobs to go on a rampage setting buildings on fire and clash with the police in West Bengal, killing a 65-year-old Hindu man. Retaliatory Hindu mobs burnt down the dargah and shops owned by Muslims. Who is responsible for this communal tinderbox? We ask experts.

The cattle trade notification has been engulfed in an embarrassing controversy of flip-flops, hurried announcements and now a rush to find facile solutions. SANYA DHINGRA, APURVA VISHWANATH & ANUBHUTI VISHNOI

Legal papers show the Women and Child Development minister wrote to the Finance ministry in 2014 to stop the illegal transport of animals to Nepal for sacrifice. ANUBHUTI VISHNOI

The ruling party has directed its central leadership to “refrain” from making any comments on the border confrontation with China. PRAGYA KAUSHIKA

The outgoing CEC's demand for transparency in election funding sparks a debate