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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicKirodi Lal Meena

Topic: Kirodi Lal Meena

Nitish Kumar’s social visits & why MP’s energy minister is sleeping in a tent

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Kirodi Lal Meena resumes duties as minister, but truce in Rajasthan BJP is fragile

He was persuaded to go back to work after a meeting with BJP's central leadership in Delhi, with an assurance that his ‘concerns would be respected’, it is learnt.

Spree of show cause notices & now Karnataka MLA’s expulsion, BJP cracks down on party ‘indiscipline’

Party functionaries say show cause notices are meant to create ‘perception of discipline’, while others claim issuance of notice itself is a form of action.

Angry letter to a pending resignation, how the Bhajan Lal govt is facing heat from BJP MLAs

Agriculture Minister Kirodi Lal Meena & BJP MLAs Rewant Ram Danga & Vishvaraj Singh Mewar have put the Rajasthan govt in a spot, but Bhajan Lal can't rein them in.

Kirodi Lal Meena accuses own govt of tapping his phone, Congress MLAs uproar in Rajasthan assembly

Protesting Congress MLAs wear black bands, raise slogans, leading to adjournment. LoP Tikaram Jully says Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma should resign.

As Bhajan Lal govt turns 1, BJP still unsure of Kirodi Lal Meena, the Rajasthan minister who is & isn’t

Meena resigned as Rajasthan agriculture minister in June & while his resignation hasn’t been accepted, he has stayed clear of duties. He is seen as ‘whistleblower, power centre’ in state.

Congress rebel, ex-student leader & Kirodi Lal’s disciple. Naresh Meena, man arrested for slapping SDM

Meena’s foray into politics began in 2003 when he was elected as general secretary of Rajasthan University Students' Union. Fondly called ‘Chhota Kirodi’ by his supporters.

Just 9 months in, Rajasthan’s BJP govt beset by crises. From sulking minister to ‘bureaucrats’ rule’

Bhajan Lal govt facing 'opposition from within'. Bypolls due soon, BJP leaders say this is result of top brass handing reins to 1st-time MLA, undermining seniors like Vasundhara Raje.

Kirodi Lal Meena opposes Modi govt’s stand on creamy layer. What’s behind his latest salvo at BJP

The disgruntled Rajasthan BJP leader has previously left the party red-faced with his stand on its Lok Sabha losses as well as by flagging alleged corruption in the state.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.