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The NDA must pull back on the citizenship amendment bill

-Hindustan Times The basic principle of the constitutional order on which the Indian State runs is there shall be no discrimination on the basis of Religion. By prioritising people from certain Religions - primarily Hindus - and explicitly excluding one particular community - Muslims - the amendment appears to legitimise the idea that India is fundamentally a Hindu State. The Citizenship Amendment Bill — which provides for the grant of Indian citizenship...

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Quota for poor: Constitutional and social issues, implications - PS Krishnan

-The Indian Express Justice Jeevan Reddy in the Mandal judgment held that “a backward class cannot be determined only and exclusively with reference to economic criterion. It may be a consideration or basis along with and in addition to social backwardness, but it can never be the sole criterion...” The decision of the Union Cabinet to provide reservation of 10% for “economically weaker sections of the people who are not covered...

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Bihar school shocker: Separate classrooms for upper caste, OBC and Dalits

-India Today The Nitish Kumar government has ordered an inquiry into the incident after the report surfaced. * Students were made to sit in different classrooms based on their caste and Religion * The Bihar govt has ordered action against the principal of the school * The District Education Officer has asked for stern action against the principal A government-run school in Bihar's Vaishali district has come under scrutiny after students there complained that they...

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Constituency Of Farmers -Ajay Vir Jakhar

-The Indian Express Assembly election results show that deceiving farmers comes with a price Frustration on the farms has reached an inflexion point. All of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promises could actually go against him. To gauge if the farmers’ anger can become a potent political force in 2019, it is important to understand the “farmer’s identity”. Identities rarely exist in neat silos, and that is true of the farmer as...

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The deep, disturbing thought behind lynchings -Rajeev Bhargava

-The Hindu Behind lynching lies the vicious idea that goodness is possessed by one group alone and all others who do not have it or stray from it are enemies to be conquered Group violence unleashed upon an alleged transgressor is always spurred by a complex interplay of interest, prejudice and power. The Bulandshahr lynchings of a police officer and a youth were not spontaneous reactions to grave wrongdoing by a hastily...

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