-Business Standard But the BJP govt at the Centre and state supports the project Mumbai: Despite being in the government, Shiv Sena has not revised its belligerent stance on the Jaitapur nuclear power project, and reiterated it on Monday. "There has been no change in the party's stand in this regard. Shiv Sena is strongly opposed to Jaitapur nuclear power project which may be highly dangerous for the environment and human being. Shiv...
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Policy distorts gender equity
-The Hindu In India, the right to vote is only a statutory right, but the act of voting is a constitutionally protected ‘freedom of expression' under Article 19, as a fundamental right (PUCL, 2013). The Supreme Court recently refused to hear a petition challenging the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2014 on procedural grounds, sending it back to the High Court. The controversial ordinance introduces a set of educational qualifications of...
More »BJP MPs spent crores of taxpayers' money at five star hotel: reports
-CNN-IBN The Narendra Modi government's austerity polices have taken a hit after an RTI report claimed that many BJP MPs enjoyed their overstay at five-star hotels on tax-payers' money. The RTI report showed that till November 15,2014, 92 MPs, since their election, several of them from the BJP, have been living at the Ashoka Hotel in Delhi, in spite of being allotted the government accommodation, said an IBN Live report. The report further...
More »Karnataka cries foul over Centre’s ‘reduced’ role in PDS -Bageshree S
-The Hindu Minister writes to counterparts to galvanise support In an effort to galvanise States against the "unilateral and anti-people" stance of the Centre to the public distribution system, Minister of State for Food and Civil Supplies Dinesh Gundu Rao is writing to his counterparts across the country on the "reduced" role of the government in providing minimum support price to farmers in foodgrain procurement and the cut in kerosene quota to...
More »Running on fumes -Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
-The Asian Age The sharp and sudden collapse of international prices of crude oil brings significant short-term gains for the Indian economy. However, in the medium and long run, the fall in oil prices has ramifications that are far from positive for this country. The windfall gains that have accrued will provide temporary relief for finance minister Arun Jaitley and will enable him to meet the fiscal deficit target in the...
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