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TopicRamdas Athawale

Topic: Ramdas Athawale

‘Bihar model’ does not apply, can’t ignore Fadnavis’s claim—Athawale on Mahayuti ‘deadlock’

Athawale disagrees with Shinde Sena likening claim to CM’s chair to concession in Bihar, says Mahayuti performed even better than NDA partners’ expectations in Maharashtra.

Three-time MoS, poet who provides comic relief, and NDA’s Dalit face — who is Ramdas Athawale

Athawale's Republican Party of India (RPI) did not contest a single seat this election, has no directly-elected public representative, but still enjoys a certain clout within the NDA.

Founded for Dalit cause, winning less than 1% vote. What ails RPI(A) in Maharashtra

Founded in 1999 by Ramdas Athawale, now a Union minister, the RPI(A) is today more of a social welfare organisation than political party in Maharashtra.

No plan to amend manual scavenging law, govt says 6 months after announcing new bill

The new bill is still awaiting cabinet approval. It proposes to completely mechanise the process of cleaning sewers and septic tanks, among other changes.

‘Inactive’ Mayawati sets up scramble for UP Dalit vote, Athawale demands 10 seats from BJP

Athawale’s RPI(A) joins a list of parties such as BJP, Congress, SP & Chandrashekhar Azad’s Azad Samaj Party vying for the Dalit vote in UP.

Congress allegation of Dalit oppression under Modi rule is wrong, says NDA ally Athawale

RPI's Ramdas Athawale in an interview to ThePrint says Bhima-Koregaon clashes will have no impact on BJP’s performance in Lok Sabha elections.

On Camera

CJ Roy’s death raises an important question. Why isn’t there a time limit on tax raids?

Deterrence cannot mean institutional licence for an endlessly extensible raid. A search that extends across days, followed by seals and freezes that linger for weeks, begins to resemble a siege.

Land, labour, licences: From UP to Tripura, states race ahead on Centre-led deregulation push

76% of Centre’s deregulation reforms implemented across states under Phase-I of compliance reduction exercise. Several states & UTs adopted flexible land use, 3rd party inspections, labour reforms.

During Op Sindoor, hackers targeted NSE website 40 crore times in 10 minutes, Exchange CEO says

NSE CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan was speaking at Off The Cuff event hosted by ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta. He said that NSE, on average, sees 20 crore cyberattacks each day.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.