Saturday, May 4th, 2019
Rajnath Singh: nothing wrong in praising the armed forces during the polls
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who is seeking a second term as MP from Lucknow, said in an interview that praising the armed forces from an election platform did not violate the model code of conduct. His campaign has combined temple visits with meetings with Muslim clerics and visits to other places of worship, and several Muslim clerics have backed him. He has been meeting visitors at the residence of his son Pankaj Singh. In Lucknow he faces the SP-BSP alliance candidate Poonam Sinha, who has the support of herRead More
Column: Is parliamentary democracy the right system for India?
As India held what has been called the largest general election ever, an opinion column asked two questions: how democratic is India’s democracy, and is the parliamentary system right for the country? President or Prime Minister The column noted the frequent suggestion that a directly elected president could deliver development more efficiently than a prime minister, since a president is not answerable to Parliament and can pick ministers from outside it. It argued, however, that concentrating so much power in one person is less democratic and unnecessary. It pointed outRead More
Tejashwi demands dismissal of Nitish government over Muzaffarpur shelter home case
Bihar opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday asked Governor Lalji Tandon to dismiss Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s government, alleging its involvement in the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape and murder case after the CBI filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court. The demand The Rashtriya Janata Dal leader said the government should be removed with immediate effect for the safety of women and girls, alleging that some ministers had been involved in immoral acts. He repeatedly claimed at election meetings that the state government was involved in the case and hadRead More
Kejriwal says BJP ‘imported’ Hans Raj Hans for Delhi’s reserved North West seat
On Saturday, AAP chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal again targeted Sufi singer Hans Raj Hans, the BJP’s Lok Sabha candidate from North West Delhi, saying Dalits would punish the party for bringing in an outsider. Kejriwal’s charge Hans is from Punjab, and Kejriwal said Delhi’s Dalit community was very angry that the constituency, reserved for Scheduled Castes, had been given to someone from outside the capital. In a tweet he said the BJP had been unable to find a Dalit in Delhi it considered worthy of a ticket,Read More