#Indianpolitics Archives

Amid Article 370 Debate, China Renews Assertions of Historical Rights in Ladakh Region

December 15, 2023 Editor

China has said that it doesn’t recognise the Indian Supreme Court’s ruling that upheld the Narendra Modi government’s decision to carve out a separate Union Territory for Ladakh from erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state. This is the second consecutive time that China has reacted to the Indian apex court’s verdict backing the Union government’s move to repeal Article 370 and strip the Himalayan state of its special autonomy and other privileges. ‘China never recognised Ladakh’ In a press briefing on Wednesday, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said that the verdict…

15 MPs face suspension following accusations of threatening security

December 14, 2023December 14, 2023 Editor

Lok Sabha security scare: MP Kapil Sibal said the government should suspend everybody if it didn’t want the Opposition. The Opposition on Thursday slammed the BJP government at the Centre for suspending 15 opposition MPs — 14 in Lok Sabha, one in Rajya Sabha — over their demand for a statement by home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday’s security breach. DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, who is among the suspended MPs, accused the government of sparing Pratap Simha but expelling Mahua Moitra “without even the inquiry being complete”. Pratap Simha is…

Jitendra Singh Blames Nehruvian Policies for Delay in Jammu and Kashmir’s Integration

December 6, 2023 Editor

Taking jibe at the Congress, Citing Mirza Ghalib’s poetry “ki mire qatl ke baad us ne jafa se tauba” (After she had slain me then from torture she forswore) Union Minister Jitendra Singh Said, “For 60-70 years, those who did not implement the Constitution of India in Jammu and Kashmir, today they are teaching those who sacrificed 3 generations so that the Constitution of India should be implemented in Jammu and Kashmir.” Amid a chorus from the opposition benches that the Centre restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and set…

Mehbooba Mufti: Opposition Crushed by ‘Authoritarian Govt’ Using Agencies as Weapons

December 4, 2023December 4, 2023 Editor

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday expressed hope that the result of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be better for the opposition parties after the BJP won in three out of the four states that went to polls recently. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a party convention in Kupwara, around 100 km from here, Mufti said the opposition parties faced the might of the government, including its probe agencies, money power, and the Election Commission, in the Assembly elections. “I hope that the results are better (for…

PDP under pressure from GoI to quit Gupkar Alliance: Iltija Mufti

October 26, 2023 Editor

In an interview with news agency PTI, Iltija alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) might rewrite the Constitution if it gets another term at the Centre in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls Iltija Mufti, the media advisor and daughter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti, has claimed that her party is under tremendous pressure from the Centre to quit the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), formed in 2019 to fight for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. In an interview with news agency PTI,…

Mehbooba Mufti accuses BJP of creating an army of Godses, says India needs another Gandhi

October 7, 2023 Editor

The country could not produce another Mahatma Gandhi in the last 75 years, but the BJP made many Nathuram Godses in the last decade, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said on Friday. Mufti was replying to a volley of questions about BJP’s poster portraying Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as a ‘new age Ravan’. Speaking to reporters here, Mufti said that any person who would have put out a similar poster showing a BJP leader would have been “jailed immediately without any case or investigation” and would also be denied bail. In…

Eight BJP leaders issue ‘Unconditional’ apologies after show-cause notice

October 4, 2023 Editor

The leaders also gave an undertaking not to repeat such conduct in future and not to indulge in anti-party activities or conduct of indiscipline The eight leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Kashmir, who were last week issued show-cause notices for ‘indiscipline’ within the party, have tendered their unconditional apology, the chairman of the disciplinary committee, Sunil Sethi, said on Tuesday. The show-cause notices were issued to Ghulam Mohammad Mir, Dr Ali Mohammad Mir, Altaf Thakur, Asif Masoodi, Arif Raja, Anwar Khan, Manzoor Bhat and Bilal Parray. As per…

Assam CM’s controversial statement: BJP doesn’t need Miya votes for next 10 years

October 2, 2023 Editor

Sarma said ‘Miya’ people support him, PM Narendra Modi and BJP, and they can continue to shout slogans in favour of the saffron brigade without voting for them. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said BJP does not need the votes of ‘Miya’ people of ‘char’ (riverine sandbar) areas for the next 10 years, till they reform themselves by leaving aside practices such as child marriage. Sarma, however, said the ‘Miya’ people support him, PM Narendra Modi and the BJP, and they can continue to shout slogans in…

Will the govt pull a rabbit out of its hat? Parliament session begins today with speculation of surprise bill

September 18, 2023 Editor

The Parliament session will begin with discussions on the parliamentary journey of 75 years. A session of Parliament is set to begin Monday amid intense speculation on whether the government will spring up a surprise during the five-day sitting. On the first day of the parliament session, both houses will hold a discussion on the parliamentary journey of 75 years starting from the constituent assembly. The discussion will include achievements, experiences, memories and learnings in the 75 years of the parliamentary journey. Tentative list of legislative business The government has…

Uddhav Thackeray’s ‘Godhra 2 Alert’ draws Criticism from Union Minister, Who invokes Balasaheb’s Legacy

September 11, 2023 Editor

A fresh controversy started over former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray’s straight attack on the BJP as he said there is a possibility that a Godhra-like situation may occur following the Ram temple inauguration. “The government could invite a large number of people for the Ram Temple inauguration and on their return journey, an incident similar to that in Godhra may occur,” Uddhav said bringing a massive allegation against the government. Ram Temple is likely to be inaugurated in January 2024, before the Lok Sabha election, it is being speculated.…