-The Telegraph The poll bonds are sold in 10-day phases, and the 17th tranche was issued earlier this month The Government has sought more time to provide details on the sale of electoral bonds although RTI documents suggest the information is available. “The Government seeks more time to furnish the replies,” the finance ministry said in a written reply on Tuesday to questions posed by Trinamul Congress MP Santanu Sen in the Rajya...
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Population populism: Assam’s population control policy: A misguided approach? -Akhil Ranjan Dutta
-Down to Earth The attempt on the part of the incumbent Government, to project the Bengali Muslim community as a civilisational threat to Assam’s indigenous communities is not going to help Debates on population control gained momentum in the state of Assam after the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led Government assumed power in the state in May 2021. From the beginning of his tenure, the chief minister has been asserting that his Government stands for...
More »Rumana Sultana tops HS exams in Bengal, scores 499 out of 500
-IANS/ Siasat.com Rumana had ranked fifth in the 2019 Madhyamik exams by securing 687 marks out of 700 Kolkata: Though the West Bengal Council for Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) — the board responsible for conducting Higher Secondary exams in the state — did not release any merit list because no formal exams were held this year owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the marks scored by the students on the basis...
More »Civil Society Groups Write to President Opposing Population Control Bill
-TheCitizen.in There is no evidence of a population explosion in either India or Uttar Pradesh Women’s groups, health experts and civil society groups have written to the President of India raising concerns and opposing the Draft Uttar Pradesh Population Control Bill 2021. The bill’s main objective is to implement a two-child norm by punishing adults with more than two children, and rewarding those who comply. Following in the steps of BJP-governed Assam, the disincentives...
More »Reclaiming democracy via voters’ whip -Yogendra Yadav
-The Tribune Right from the inception of parliamentary democracy in our country, every party has appointed a whip tasked with disciplining the elected representatives. But what about direct command from the voters? Why can’t the voters bypass the parties and instruct their representatives on how to conduct themselves in Parliament? THE Samyukt Kisan Morcha’s decision to issue a ‘voters’ whip’ is one more democratic innovation in these dark times when formal democratic...
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