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TopicKirodi Lal Meena

Topic: Kirodi Lal Meena

Why Rajasthan BJP govt is a divided house on HC’s cancellation of 2021 SI recruitment exam

The exam conducted under the Congress government in 2021 faced widespread allegations of paper leak & consumption. The HC has now cancelled the exam.

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

Counter-insurgency is Indian military’s reality. Op Sindoor was brief flash in combat spectrum

The Chief of Defence Staff was spot on when he declared war fighting as ‘military’s bread and butter.’

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Choppy ride for India’s submarine ambition: Project P-751 chugs forward, Scorpenes a stinging tale

With P75I still years away & the follow-on Scorpenes stuck, India’s long-promised 30-yr submarine plan remains behind schedule

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.