Several prominent academics and personalities have criticised Pandit’s press statement Monday, in which she laid out the agenda before her, over grammatical errors.
In his letter, Varun Gandhi also asked PM to make MSP legally binding and provide Rs 1 crore compensation to families of farmers who died during protests.
Without making a direct attack, BJP MP Varun Gandhi has been critical of Modi govt's handling of agriculture issues and has sympathised with the protesting farmers.
Varun Gandhi’s vocal support for Lakhimpur Kheri agitation and farmers’ protest comes months before 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, where BJP is hoping for re-election.
The ex-Union minister was dropped from BJP’s central decision-making body Thursday. The move came amid his consistent support to the farmers’ agitation.
Calling for accountability for the farmers, BJP MP Varun Gandhi said justice must be delivered before message of arrogance and cruelty enters the mind of every farmer.
In his letter to the UP CM Monday, the BJP MP also demanded a CBI inquiry in a time-bound manner and requested for Rs 1 crore compensation to the kin of deceased farmers.
Gandhi is one of the few BJP MPs to come out in support of the farmers. Many in the party, however, attributed his remarks to his sidelining in the party and non-inclusion in the government
Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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